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Leasing Versus Buying a Car — The Pros and Cons of Each
It’s a key question faced by every person looking to get a new car: should they buy, or should they lease? While someone who buys a car will own the vehicle outright at some point, a person leasing
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The Best Sales for 4th of July This Year
The 4th of July is nearly here which means fireworks, hotdogs, rest, and relaxation. Independence Day also brings with it some of the greatest sales of the year. So to get you ready for the upcoming 4th
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5 Money Mistakes You Should Avoid This Year
2020 was a year with many surprises and disappointments, especially in the financial portion of our lives. You may have been wondering how to avoid the money mistakes of last year, or even what those
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What’s the Cost of Paying the Minimum Monthly Balance on Your Credit Card?
If you have a high balance on your credit card, it’s often tempting to ignore it and only pay the minimum payments. However, this could become really expensive in the long run, and you may end up
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Zero Sum Budgeting: Do I Really Have to get to Zero?
Today we are going to chat about exactly how close to zero you need to get when you are doing a zero sum budget! (Please don’t leave, I promise this is not too boring!) Text is below the video
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How Much to Budget: Do Household Budget Percentages Work
There are many times in life when we wish someone would just tell us what to do. It would be a lot easier to pick a career if you were just told what to do. It would be a lot easier to start and run
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The Secrets to Budgeting for Irregular Expenses Without Using Debt
Budgeting for irregular, unplanned and one-time expenses can be a challenge. It requires an extra level of planning and a bit of discipline to make it happen. Yet the extra planning is important
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Debt Pay off or Retirement Savings: Are You on the Right Track?
The hardest part of personal finance is that it is personal. A solution that is one size fits all does not exist; each and every single one of us is different. Add on top of that the possibility that
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The key to financial success is spending less than you make. How do you accomplish this? The best way is to create and follow a budget, as this is the only way you know where you money is going. There
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3 Steps to Figuring Out What to Do With a Lump Sum of Money
Receiving a lump sum of money can be both exhilarating and scary all at the same time. You know you have a big opportunity to make the money matter. Yet you are fearful that you will make a mistake in
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