Looking for ways to save money is a popular pastime for many of us, but for some people it becomes something of an obsession. Luckily for us, this has led to some interesting and unusual ways of saving money, which we can either use as inspiration for our own money-saving endeavors or for… well, something…
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This past Saturday I found out that my local BJs had gas which was about 30 cents cheaper then most local competitors and since The Wife and I both had our gas lights (literally) on I figured I would fill us both up. The Wife hates getting gas so I figured I would do it…
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I remember recently that it was about a year since I signed up for the American Express Gold Card. The sole reason I signed up for the card was the 50,000 bonus points I received (their deals change all the time) and I knew I would be going on a trip this year so I…
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One of the first personal finance blogs I ever read, My Money Blog, recently published a post about getting out of your sprint contract early. In it Jonathan describes a change to Sprint’s Early Termination Fee, and how such a change is a material alteration of the contract. As such, one can cancel your Sprint…
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I am happy to be hosting this week’s Festival of Frugality, a Blog Carnival. A blog carnival is a round up of blog posts across the many different sites with a common theme. The Festival of Frugality tries, to spotlight the excellent ideas that are floating around out there to help squeeze a few extra…
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If you follow my Tweets (and you should since I am awesome) you would have known that last week I was at a financial services seminar and wow did I get a lot of post ideas out of it. In one of the “classes” an energetic presenter told a story told that I haven’t been…
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