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Simply Thrifty

January 29th, 2007

Debt Management Tips for Grown-ups

Debt is a disease that affects almost everyone.  The good news about it is you can manage it.  Here’s how:
1. A credit card is a convenient access to debt.  Although you could easily purchase or borrow money through it, the effects can be staggering.  When you have one, make sure that you are the master of […]

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December 4th, 2006

Pavlina’s Making Money POV

I’ve read Steve Pavlina’s good and lengthy post about money. It attempts to answer the following questions regarding making money:
How important is money?  How much is enough?  Is money a distraction from one’s spiritual path?  Is it a necessary evil?  Is it unfair that some people have more money than others?  Is poverty more noble than wealth?  Is it […]

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November 29th, 2006

Say NO to Getting Broke

Do you have two or more debts that are two or more months overdue? Do you have zero savings and zero opportunity of retiring in comfort? Here are four steps to taking back control of your finances.
• Take the plunge. Find out once and for all how much trouble you’re really in. Make a list […]

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October 11th, 2006

Ways Students Can Save Money and an Odd One

If one would like to reap a degree from a reputable university without drowning in debt, how does he deal?
Usual tips on how to save while trying to earn that diploma include scrimping on keg parties and even earn some extra moolah from them, borrowing, buying used or swapping books instead of buying new ones, […]

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October 9th, 2006

Jobless But Not Penniless

Being unemployed is such a bad status. Being unemployed and broke is worse! Just before you run out of funds for the bills after getting that lay-off, here are some ways you can save your savings and your face while undergoing the in-between employment phase that you hate the most.
1. Cut it out with some […]

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October 8th, 2006

How to Make Kids Value Money

Here are some tips on how to not bring up a spoiled brat, straight from the child rearing secret bags of the most powerful women in the world:
1. Require them to spend, save, and give.
One of the interviewed women leaders emphasized the importance of making kids learn that they can’t spend all of their allowances. […]

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