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Bake Delicious Bread at Home: A Budget-Friendly Guide (No Bread Machine Needed)
A really nice loaf of bread -- you know the kind of sourdough that's soft and bubbly in the middle and crunchy on the outside -- can be expensive. If, like me, you're the kind of person who wo
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Reduce Your Mobile Bill: 5 Simple Strategies for 2024
Your phone bill shouldn't cost you a fortune, it's 2016 after all. Do you even use that thing to make phone calls any more? Even if you do, there are lots of apps for that now, like WhatsApp a
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Achieve Your Goals: Realistic New Year's Resolutions for Lasting Change
It's that time of year again: The time to set all the New Year's resolutions that you'll say you'll keep until 2018, but in reality you'll abandon before the end of January 2017. S
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New Year, New Finances: A Quick Guide to Getting Your Money Right
Image Credit: unsplash With the new year just around the corner, it's time to start working on the mess you call your finances. What better time to get a fresh start then when literally every
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Calculate Your Income: A Step-by-Step Guide to Financial Clarity
So far we've gone on a treasure hunt looking for lost money, met with HR to maximize your benefits, said buh-bye to too-tempting emails, and upped your retirement contribution. Those
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Living in Los Angeles: The Financial Realities of a Hollywood Dream
Image Credit: Summit Entertainment Mia isn't just a dreamer. She's also a hard worker. By day, she works as a barista in the Warner Brother's lot, making around $16,000 a year and $1,
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Cut Utility Costs: A Simple Guide to Lowering Your Bills
When you gathered up all of your bills and listed them, you may have been a little shocked at how much you're spending on boring things like lights and Wi-Fi. There are a million little ways to sa
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Meal Planning 101: Simple Strategies to Save Money & Reduce Food Waste
After housing, food is usually most people's biggest expense. The biggest weapon in the war against overspending on food is menu planning. It doesn't have to be some super
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Frugal vs. Cheap: 5 Ways to Save Smartly (Not Just Cut Costs)
Frugality is the new buzz word and with good reason. As a nation with an average $132,529 in household debt, we could all do with being a little smarter with our money and the things we choose to spen
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Millennial Money Goals for 2017: Investing & Retirement
A new year is upon us. That means everyone is focused on one thing: how they can make this year better than the last, usually as it pertains to health or money. While I can't really
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Build a Robust Emergency Fund for Financial Security
Whoa, wait -- didn't we just do this one? Kind of...but not really. Your mini-emergency fund is an essential part of your financial success, but not the most important. That smaller account will k
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How to Ask for a Raise: A Step-by-Step Guide
In your quest to make more money, there's one obvious source: The people who pay you. Asking for a raise can be an anxiety inducing feat, for sure. It's best to be as prepared as possible and
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RHOBH Spending Breakdown: Weekly Housewives Expenses
This week we tuned in to watch "Boys, Blades, and a Bag of Pills" to see how much our Beverly Hills Housewives spent. Our Process: We tuned in to see just how much the ladies a
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Keyboard Layouts: Should You Switch? Benefits & Considerations
If you're thinking about switching the keyboard you use, here's everything you need to make the right decision (for you and your fingers). What is QWERTY? If you
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Financial Fresh Start: Reclaim Control of Your Finances
When we started the #freshstart2017 process in the beginning of January, it felt right: New year, new you and all that jazz. But this plan isn't something that's reserved just for the first fe
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Savory Oatmeal Recipes: Budget-Friendly & Delicious Breakfast Ideas
Oatmeal is the champion of frugal and healthy breakfasts, but lately the traditional morning meal has been breaking out of its mold. Savory oatmeal is a new trend in the world of food blogging, and it
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Whole Foods Produce Butcher: Revolutionizing Meal Prep & Convenience
If you're lazy and lucky enough to live near the Bryant Park Whole Foods in NYC, you now have access to a Produce Butcher. That's right, an "onsite team member who will cut, slice, dice,
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Healthy On-the-Go Egg Muffins: Easy Make-Ahead Breakfasts
If your schedule is super crazy, skipping breakfast is probably one of the first corners you cut when you're trying to get out of the house on time. Wouldn't it be awesome if there were a home
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Mexico Trip - Who's Paying?
This week the temperature was hot (the ladies are in Mexico) and so was the drama. Because they're still on vacation, and Kyle is hosting, she's picking up most of the tab this week. Before we
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Zodiac Sign & Money Habits: Financial Insights by Astrological Sign
Whether you believe in the Zodiac or not, it can still add some lightheartedness to our lives and maybe some guidance too. Our financial lives are just one piece of that, so let's see what advice
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Trump Facilitates Historic OPEC+ Oil Production CutPresident Trump played a key role in the historic agreement between the world’s largest oil producers that trims global production by nearly 10 percent, according to Energy Secretary Dan B...
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How Life Changes Impact Your Car Insurance RatesWhether you’re getting married, putting your teen behind the wheel for the first time, or buying your first home, a big life change can have a ripple effect on your finances. While ...
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Navigating Financial Setbacks: Self-Compassion & Recoverydiv.cust...
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Chick-fil-A to Launch Meal Kits: Bringing Restaurant Favorites HomeImage Credit: @danny4win/Twenty20 It seems like the two concepts are fundamentally at cross purposes: Meal kits, like those offered by Blue Apron, are to make cooking easier, while restaurants le...