Monthly Archives: December 2010

Who Had The Most Financial Impact On You As A Child?

Blast From the Past
I've written about my frugal grandmother, and one might assume she would be the one who impacted me most as a child, but she wasn't. She was a positive influence, and to tell you the truth I think I inherited some genes from her, but the person I feel had the most impact on me was my foster mother. When I was sixteen I lived with another family.   I was put to work to begin earning my keep and was… Read the rest

Using Natural Family Planning & Fertility Awareness As Birth Control

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While Fertility Awareness (FA) for the purpose of contraception cannot be learned in one single post, my hope is to bring the method to your attention because it is: natural friendly to our environment frugal allows your sex life to become a private affair between you and your honey. Guys don't run off, you may want to tell your lady about this. Two books I highly recommend, and I do recommend that you buy both of them are Toni Weschler's… Read the rest

InfoGraphic: How to Save Money Shopping Online

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Shopping online can be a great way to save money.  It's easy when you know how to go about it, and I'm going to share one way today, along with a few examples. The Method I always start any online shopping by going to Ev'reward.com.   Let's say I'm shopping at Target.com. Simply go to Ev'reward and enter target into the search box.  For Target, you can get rewards or points at the follow sites: Cash Back Rewards College Savings Plans… Read the rest

Guest Post: HELOC – The Solution for Paying Off High Interest Cards?

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// Today I have a guest post from Tim Chen, founder and CEO of NerdWallet.com, a website that helps consumers to compare credit card reward programs.  Tim also educates consumers about credit cards and debt management at the Forbes Moneybuilder Blog, the Huffington Post, and the U.S.News. HELOC – the solution for paying off high interest credit cards? Many of us are facing mounting credit card debt, and we’re desperate for ways to get rid of it and stop paying… Read the rest