Posted by BillShrink on August 2, 2010 in Dump Your Debt
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Managing your money can be a lot like managing a relationship, and debt is like a bad relationship you don’t want to be in but can’t seem to find your way out of. We asked our friends at BillShrink to offer their advice for dumping debt and getting on with finding a healthy relationship with money. Breaking up with debt will feel so good you won’t even need the ice cream!
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Posted by Melissa Ezarik on July 29, 2010 in Family, Personal Finance
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Continuing our series this week on managing finances during major life changes, guest writer Melissa Ezarik shares some great tips on how to exercise(get it?) good judgement when saving for a baby.
With a little one on the way, making room – and gearing up – for baby are top to-do’s. Expecting to focus more on baby than bills after the big arrival? Of course. That’s why you should flex some organizational muscle to improve finances now.
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Posted by Michelle Collins on July 14, 2010 in Eating Well, Living Well
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Michelle Collins is a freelance food writer based out of Waltham, Massachusetts. She is the creator of The Economical Eater, a money conscious food blog dedicated to eating good food and enjoying good wine on a limited budget.
Living within a strict budget does not mean you need to compromise the quality of things you enjoy. For me, one of those things is wine– chilled white or full-bodied red – it doesn’t matter. As long as it tastes good and is affordable, I will gladly drink it; and you’d be surprised at what kind of wine you can get for under $15.
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Posted by Kevin Mulligan on July 8, 2010 in Personal Finance
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As wedding season draws close for a few PerkStreet staffers (two fall weddings are just around the corner!) we’re thinking a lot about how money affects relationships. We remembered this post from April, and thought it was a nice reminder.
This was Kevin’s first post for PerkStreet. He is the creator of the blog No Debt Plan and he’s a debt reduction champion with a passion for teaching people how to budget and stay out of debt. He’s also writing an eBook for checking your free credit report.
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