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My Credit Cards Are Paid off - Now What?

Posted by mattjabs 976 days ago, popular 976 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards fico rewards
What is the most wise use of paid off credit cards? Shred 'em, close 'em, and forget 'em - OR - Shred 'em but leave open and risk fees in hope o[...] read more »
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» Top Five Time-Wasting Activities

Posted by mattjabs 977 days ago, popular 976 days ago (http://www.fivecentnickel.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: earning productivity time management
Time = Money... so if you’re wasting time, you’re wasting money.
From birth, the precious time each of us is allotted begins slipping away. Whethe[...] read more »
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Should I Invest While Still In Debt?

Posted by mattjabs 983 days ago, popular 982 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401k debt invest
Investing while still in debt is usually not a wise strategy because it is likely that you are paying more in interest on debt than you would earn in[...] read more »
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Should We Pay Children Allowance?

Posted by mattjabs 985 days ago, popular 984 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budgeting children family money
By paying children for daily chores are we actually robbing them of their opportunity to contribute based on love, and instead teaching them that the[...] read more »
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The Modern Pocketbook - A Spending Journal, a planner, and a whole lot more!

Posted by mattjabs 991 days ago, popular 990 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: financial goals time management
See your “Pocketbook” as a symbol of your commitment to achieving your goals – financial and otherwise. I started mine as a simple spending journal, [...] read more »
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Learn Personal Finance from The Bible, not the Federal Government

Posted by mattjabs 997 days ago, popular 997 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bible governme money saving spending
Our government are supposed to be our leaders... but they set one of the worst possible examples of financial management the world has ever witnessed[...] read more »
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Use Spending Filters to Save Money on Just About Everything

Posted by mattjabs 999 days ago, popular 998 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: saving spending filters
A spending filter is a concept or idea that can be employed in various ways to help save you money in almost any spending circumstance.
What you a[...] read more »
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» Attention Finance Freaks – Consider Your Loved Ones!

Posted by mattjabs 1005 days ago, popular 1005 days ago (http://www.fivecentnickel.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: family finance relationships
A friendly reminder to the FINANCE FREAK of the house to consider the feelings and concerns of their loved ones before declaring "Financial Martial [...] read more »
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The Debt Steamroller - I WILL FIGHT to reach my goals!

Posted by mattjabs 1006 days ago, popular 1006 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: debt expenses finances saving
I may not be on track to reach my debt repayment goals… but I am a man on a mission and will not give up that easily! DFA is earning more money, and [...] read more »
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» How to Deal With a Bad Deal

Posted by mattjabs 1012 days ago, popular 1011 days ago (http://www.fivecentnickel.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: deal receipt
Have you ever paid in advance for a service you had yet to receive, only to get screwed over in the end? Those of us who have been on the short side [...] read more »
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Pay For Quality - Birks for Dress and Keens for Play

Posted by mattjabs 1019 days ago, popular 1018 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cheap frugal pay quality
Are you a total cheapskate… or do you pay for quality when you need to? I’m here to tell you today that buying quality will often save you money in t[...] read more »
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30 Personal Finance Bloggers Lose 142 Pounds in Weight Loss Challenge!

Posted by mattjabs 1023 days ago, popular 1023 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance loss personal weight
142 total pounds were lost in 9 weeks displaying an amazing feat of teamwork and fortitude. Everyone did a great job -- and the PF community, once a[...] read more »
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Grocery Hacks - How To Save Money on Groceries

Posted by mattjabs 1025 days ago, popular 1025 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: food groceries money save
This is the story of how we reduced our grocery budget from $400/month down to less than $250/month! The other night we sat down -- together -- and [...] read more »
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» Why Banking With ING Direct Rocks

Posted by mattjabs 1026 days ago, popular 1026 days ago (http://www.fivecentnickel.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking ing direct
I NEVER thought that I’d be writing about how much I love banking! As a matter of fact, I’m laughing and shaking my head in disbelief as I write this[...] read more »
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My Personal Review of Social Lending through Lending Club

Posted by mattjabs 1027 days ago, popular 1027 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: club lending p2p social peer to peer
For the last 7 months I have been trimming excess fat from every part of our budget and after making many positive changes have recently shifted my f[...] read more »
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