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| Saving Money on Video Games
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 Video game systems are expensive, but adding games to play with the system really breaks the budget. There really isn't a way to avoid the cost without avoiding video games completely, but there are ways to lighten the burden.
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| Posted on: 11/23/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| What You Shouldn't Try Yourself (But Maybe You Have)
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 Chopping the budget is invigorating, especially when extra money can be seen as a result. However, sometimes it can get a bit too invigorating and lead to some over-pruning. Just like the shrub in your front yard, your budget may be more beautiful to look at if it's pruned regularly but over pruning could kill it.
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| Posted on: 11/13/2009 | 4 Feedback(s) |
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| Tips for Price Matching
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 Price matching, asking a store to sell an item for the same price as another store, is a way to get the best deal in town. It's also a way to get the exact item that you're looking for.
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| Posted on: 11/02/2009 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| No Sew, Lost Cost, High Fun Halloween Costumes
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 Finding Halloween costumes can be trying, both for adults and children. The store bought costumes are too costly and too flimsy; kids rip them and adults invest too much in them.
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| Posted on: 10/23/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Bargaining 101
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 Some people are comfortable bargaining, but others would rather stick with the number on the price tag. There's no need to fear bargaining; the worst that will happen is that a person will say "no deal."
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| Posted on: 10/16/2009 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Buy Teachers' Gifts Now
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 It might be fall, but now is the time to purchase your child's teacher gifts. Teachers always appreciate tokens of student appreciation, especially those that are hand-picked by their students.
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| Posted on: 10/09/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Polishing Metal: Trash To Treasure
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 After scouring flea markets and yard sales, I've found some fabulous treasures. Metals are often unrealized treasures. Tarnished silver and brass look drab and worthless, but there's treasure to be found under there. Avoid the expensive store-bought polishes and create your own.
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| Posted on: 09/25/2009 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| The $20 Money Diet
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 My wallet, checkbook, and debit card have all gone on a diet. It's like a low carb diet, except it's a low dollar diet. Anything that costs twenty dollars or more isn't on my diet plan.
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| Posted on: 09/18/2009 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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| The Non-Vacation Vacation
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 If the economy has brought your vacation plans to a screeching halt, there are some fun alternatives in your future. The alternative vacation plans might be even more enjoyable than a real trip, especially knowing that they're not costing you a fortune.
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| Posted on: 08/24/2009 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Spending Lists
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By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
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 When it comes to our finances, they're very abstract. Check cards and electronic bill paying don't make it much easier; the concept of exactly how much money is spent is a difficult one to grasp. In the days of cash, it was much easier to understand where our money went.
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| Posted on: 08/17/2009 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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