Archive for January, 2011

Cost of Living in California

Posted on 06. Jan, 2011 by .

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This article is part of the Cost of Living by State Series and is a guest post by Suba at Wealth Informatics which aims to provide financial freedom through information. When I first moved to California from the East coast, I felt like I had moved to paradise… miles of beautiful coast line, mountains, national parks, [...]

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Make your own sled

Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by .

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It’s easy to make your own sled – There is no better way to blow away the winter blues than throwing yourself down a steep hill covered with snow, so why don’t you stop being a little mr or miss grumpy and get yourself out to that hill…. Oh before you go you probably need [...]

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Most fuel-efficient AWD vehicles

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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What are some of the most fuel-efficient AWD vehicles? – All Wheel Drive or 4 Wheel Drive is usually associated with large vehicles and for that reason is often not the most efficient class of vehicle. Obviously the engine needs to work harder to drive 4 wheels but then again in some cases it could [...]

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Superstitions about money

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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Superstitions about money – Money is something that impacts our lives as much as anything else I can think of. We carry it around all day in one form or another. We use it to fund our lifestyles from survival to thrival (did I make that work up!!!). Anyway the fact that it has such [...]

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Host a clothing swap party

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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Host a clothing swap party, it’s a lot of fun - Hosting get togethers and parties is a great way to entertain on a budget and from my experience they are not as much hard work as you think they may be if you spread the work amongst a few friends. Hosting a party with a [...]

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Consignment shopping tips

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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Our consignment shopping tips – Buying new just seems wasteful at times when so many used goods find their way to landfills and spend their lives gathering dust in the corner of charity stores. Almost anything you can think of can be found at consignment stores. With the evolution of the internet you are no [...]

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Most popular economy cars

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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What are the most popular economy cars? – I’m not exactly into cars and being of the frugal (skinflint, tightwad, whatever you want to call it!) mindset it’s not something I would ever put at the top of the list to spend a lot of money on. However a lot of people do but I [...]

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Easy tips to use less energy and save on bills

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by .

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I currently live in Egypt so am benefitting from very low energy costs (however I have to deal with a lot of power outages and have to use some power outage tips from time to time!). However it’s no time to be complacent and we should all strive to save money on energy and do it for [...]

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Check your credit history

Posted on 02. Jan, 2011 by .

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It’s a great time to check your credit history and it’s easy… It’s that time of year again when you want to seriously focus on your finances and get your goals in order for the coming year. That’s why it’s essential you get access to your 3 credit reports and see what’s going on with [...]

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Affordable spa weekends

Posted on 02. Jan, 2011 by .

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Looking for affordable spa weekends? Now may be the best time – As I write this post the holiday has just ended and everyone is deflating from a crazy season of socialising, spending far too much money and generally having a jolly but in many ways stressful and unhealthy time. So now the holiday is [...]

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