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Lower Cable Bill, More Services: How I Did It

Posted by FiscalFizzle 843 days ago, popular 842 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bill cable comcast internet tv
How I managed to lower my cable and Internet bill, while adding on services. Includes the exact language I used in my chat with customer service. read more »
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Don't Hire Help

Posted by FiscalFizzle 844 days ago, popular 843 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: help spending hourly rate
Three reasons why I think hiring outside help might not be a good idea. What do you think? read more »
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10 Steps to Online Shopping Safety

Posted by FiscalFizzle 846 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: online scams shopping
Guest post by Ann Smarty, discussing 10 ways to protect yourself when you shop for stuff online. Ann shares some awesome suggestions! read more »
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How Personal is Personal Finance?

Posted by FiscalFizzle 851 days ago, popular 850 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance money psychology
Thinking about how to approach personal finance–from the outside in, or from the inside out? Let me know what you think! read more »
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Needs, Wants and Crap for a New Baby

Posted by FiscalFizzle 853 days ago, popular 852 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: baby family frugality gear
Reviewing the various purchases we’ve made over the last few months to figure out what was worth spending the money on, and what we could have done w[...] read more »
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YNAB 3 Review: Give Me Back My Mvelopes

Posted by FiscalFizzle 856 days ago, popular 855 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget ynab envelope ynab-3
My final review of the new You Need a Budget 3 software and how it compares to my previous envelope budgeting manager of choice: Mvelopes. read more »
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Should Kids in High School Work?

Posted by FiscalFizzle 858 days ago, popular 858 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career kids teens work high school
Considering the benefits and trade-offs of teenagers working in high school, my own story, and my thoughts on what's acceptable and what's not in m[...] read more »
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Spending With an Impact

Posted by FiscalFizzle 860 days ago, popular 860 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugality priorities spending
Too many people see spending as somehow disconnected from the rest of our value system and just something we have to do. In my humble opinion, those [...] read more »
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5 Good Reasons Not To Save Money

Posted by FiscalFizzle 864 days ago, popular 863 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: saving
Five instances where saving money may not be in your best long-term financial interest. read more »
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How to Deal With Future Income

Posted by FiscalFizzle 866 days ago, popular 865 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: debt future income planning
Dealing appropriately and responsibly with future income read more »
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6 Important Tasks After a New Baby’s Birth

Posted by FiscalFizzle 873 days ago, popular 872 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: baby family birth
We have a date set for the birth of our baby boy! Here are 6 things we'll take care of immediately after that are often overlooked. read more »
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Looking Out to 2010: Economy and Personal Finance

Posted by FiscalFizzle 875 days ago, popular 874 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 2010 bloggers economy
I polled a number of bloggers in the space about what the average person can expect from their money in 2010, how the economy will play a role, and w[...] read more »
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5 Essential Money Lessons From 2009

Posted by FiscalFizzle 879 days ago, popular 879 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 2009
I take a look at some of the financial lessons of 2009 that were essential for our family to learn, and wish you a happy and healthy New Year! read more »
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Purchase Case Study: Kodak Zi8 HD Camera

Posted by FiscalFizzle 888 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugality purchases
The Kodak Zi8 HD pocket camera was one of the first "gadget" purchases we've made in a while. Here's how we got through the decision-making proce[...] read more »
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2009 Fizzle Favorites and Plans for 2010

Posted by FiscalFizzle 891 days ago, popular 890 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: review
2009 is quickly coming to a close, and as everyone is making plans for Christmas and New Year’s, I’m making plans for the blog (and Christmas and New[...] read more »
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