Monthly Archives: November 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today’s a day of football, food, and family — enjoy it! Regularly scheduled programming will be back tomorrow. In the meantime, as you’re carving turkeys and making stuffing, try to think about some things you’re thankful for in the past … Continue reading
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Expense This
Read up on virtually any article about how to properly budget your money, and more often than not the piece will stress that you must track your expenses. Now this makes sense because you must know how much cash is … Continue reading
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Picture Perfect Savings
The term “savings” is such a high-level, all-compassing one. It can instill fear and loathing in many, while bringing a smile to others’ faces. For too long, I believe many have taken the notion of savings and just thought of … Continue reading
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Lists, Tips to Gobble Up
Happy Thanksgiving Week! I came to the realization after speaking with some friends over the weekend that Living With Common Cents can use some more actionable lists, tips, and tricks that you can print out and easily follow. As such, … Continue reading
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All the Small Things
Sure, the headline of the post is also a title for an old Blink 182 song and may elicit a snicker or two. I won’t lie — I smirked a little, too. The extremely high level look at the song’s … Continue reading
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Weekly Roundup
This week there were plenty of articles about budgeting — some with killer advice, others with … well … advice that could kill. No matter where you are in your life, it’s never too late to begin budgeting and getting … Continue reading
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Daily Dimes 11/20/09
Yesterday, I had a major gripe with a post and let it dictate the entire Daily Dimes dispatch — and while sometimes that’s important, I do like to try and keep a tone of optimism with most of my posts. … Continue reading
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Daily Dimes 11/19/2009
It seems that there are a lot of blog posts lately about how to start a budget. Makes sense, I suppose, since we are nearing the holiday season when many realize they have no money to buy gifts. It’s also … Continue reading
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Daily Dimes 11/18/09
Many people come across stories in the media with regard to large corporations announcing quarterly dividends, stock reports, etc., (or governments trying to budget for the coming year) and believe that these conglomerates are the ones that need to plan … Continue reading
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Daily Dimes 11/30/09
Back a generation or so ago, when you turned 18 or hit some milestone in your early 20s, it was time to immediately move out of the house either start college or a family. This is not the case anymore, … Continue reading →
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