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Should You Buy a New or Used Car?

Posted by FiscalFizzle 686 days ago, popular 685 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cars frugality new used value
The age-old debate: should you buy a new car, or a used car? Guest poster Jason explores the benefits of each side and his verdict. read more »
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Would You Buy a Rental Car?

Posted by FiscalFizzle 689 days ago, popular 688 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cars purchases rentals
Share your thoughts--would you consider buying a rental car? Read some of the pros and cons. read more »
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How to Be a Financial Trim Tab

Posted by FiscalFizzle 718 days ago, popular 717 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: effect leverage changes
What is a trim tab? It’s a small element that is able to steer a ship by exerting well-placed forces. What financial trim tabs can we identify that c[...] read more »
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There’s No Such Thing as Passive Income

Posted by FiscalFizzle 723 days ago, popular 722 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: income passive passive income
A guest post from Mr. Credit Card, who tackles a difficult question–is there really such as thing as true passive income? Share your thoughts. read more »
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Three Rules of Personal Finance

Posted by FiscalFizzle 723 days ago, popular 722 days ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: rules principles
I have a challenge for all of you–especially the personal finance bloggers that read Fiscal Fizzle:
If you had to summarize personal finance in th[...] read more »
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Lower Cable Bill, More Services: How I Did It

Posted by FiscalFizzle 735 days ago, popular 735 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 737 days ago, popular 736 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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How Personal is Personal Finance?

Posted by FiscalFizzle 743 days ago, popular 743 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 746 days ago, popular 745 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 748 days ago, popular 748 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 751 days ago, popular 750 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 753 days ago, popular 752 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 756 days ago, popular 756 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 758 days ago, popular 758 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 765 days ago, popular 764 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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