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One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. It’s one of the simplest of holidays. You can celebrate it without a lot of fuss — and without the need for elaborate décor or expensive presents. Thanksgiving has long been considered a holiday mostly untouched by consumerism. After all, what is less consumer-based than gathering with family […]

Being frugal isn’t so much about what you buy. Really, it’s more of a state of mind. A different way of living. Too often, we get caught up in penny pinching in a way that isn’t healthy for our finances – or our sanity. If you’ve been trying (and failing) to get your budget balanced […]

Most of us know that a bad credit score isn’t a good thing to have. It results in higher interest rates or more expensive terms on credit cards and other various types of loans. However, most people are unaware of the other dozens of ways in which a poor credit score can impact them and […]

Too often, we think of our financial decisions as being made in a vacuum. For example, we figure that the investment choices we make only affect us in terms of gains or losses. Or the decision to fund a 529 education account only means your child will have a better chance of making it through […]