Personal finance
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June Financial Checklist: 5 Steps to Boost Your Finances This Summer
5-Step Financial Checklist for June Summer is days away from being in high gear. What’s your plan? If you don’t have one, let this June financial checklist give you a li
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Resolving Financial Conflicts in Marriage: 3 Effective Steps
Overcoming money issues in your marriage Many couples struggle to manage their money issues successfully. Some attempt to get better control of their finances, but maybe there isn’
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Year-End Financial Checklist: Essential Tasks for December
December’s end-of-year financial checklist for 2020 Raise your hand if you’re relieved to see this year finally coming to a close. (I see you!) I have to give props to 2020, be
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Protect Your Financial Future: 9 Reasons to Regularly Check Your Credit Report
Why you should check your credit report regularly If you’re part of the 67% of Americans that haven’t reviewed their credit report in the past year, you may be wondering why
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Debt Payoff: When *Not* to Use Savings - 3 Strategic Reasons
There are valid reasons to not pay off debt with savings In all circumstances, should I use savings to pay off debt? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you’re not alo
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January Financial Checklist: 5 Essential Money Moves to Kickstart Your Year
Start the New Year right with a January financial checklist This post explains 5 important tasks on the January financial checklist that will get your new year off to a good start. The yea
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November Financial Checklist: Secure Your Finances for Year-End
5-step financial checklist for November We’re winding down to the end of the year, and oh what a year it’s been. Who could have ever predicted what 2020 would bring? Like
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Best Online Money Management Tools: Free & Paid Options
Take control with online money management tools (I am not affiliated with any of these online money management tools. I’m only suggesting them for your benefit!) There is a ple
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Online Grocery Shopping: 15 Benefits for a Stress-Free Life
Online grocery shopping has many benefits When my kids were young, going grocery shopping after my husband got home from work was cherished time. It was when I could enjoy uninterrupted
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50 Proven Ways to Reduce Your Grocery Bill & Save Money
Learn these tips to stretch your food budget If you track your spending, you probably know how easily your food bill can get out of hand. It’s the budget category I have the most dif
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401(k) Loans: Pros, Cons & What You Need to Know
Is borrowing from your 401(k) a good idea? The world has turned upside down from just six months ago. The COVID-19 world health crisis has led world leaders to order their countries int
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Mastering the One-Month Budget: Live on Last Month's Income
Learn how to use the one month ahead budget About a year ago, I decided to start budgeting a month ahead and living on the previous month’s income. This one change has made a *hug
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DIY Debt Management: Strategies to Escape Debt and Achieve Financial Freedom
How to escape debt for good Sometimes life can really suck. You lost your job. Your kid is rebelling. Your marriage is in a rut. You’re going through a world health crisis.
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October Financial Checklist: 5 Steps for Smart Money Management
Here is your October financial checklist One of my favorite things about living in Colorado is the colored leaves in Fall. We have a huge tree in our backyard that tells me when the sea
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The Latte Factor Review: Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
The Latte Factor Book Review I recently read this little gem of a book by David Bach. Then I picked it up and read it again. I knew I had to read it more than once to get the most
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Financial Health Checkup: 7 Steps to Achieve Fiscal Wellness
Why a financial health checkup is important When your doctor asks about your health, you probably respond with how you’re doing physically, mentally, or emotionally. But, have you ev
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Free Personal Finance Courses: Build Wealth & Financial Literacy
Improve your financial literacy with a free personal finance course One of the biggest reasons for wealth inequality in the U.S. is the lack of education in personal finance. This is ac
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Furlough Preparedness: 6 Financial Strategies for Uncertainty
Should you be preparing for a furlough or layoff? Right now we are in the middle of the biggest global health crisis in decades. Definitely in my lifetime. Probably the most unsettli
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Financial Peace Flex Review: Key Learnings & My Experience
If you followed my review of the 9-week Financial Peace Flex course, you’ll know that I originally signed up for it through my church but ended up flaking out. The good news was that I h
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Protect Your Finances: Managing Your Emergency Fund During Economic Uncertainty
I think it’s fair to say that much of America is going through a financial crisis right now. President Trump was hopeful to get businesses opened up again by Easter, but then he declared
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Buying Land for Home Construction: A Step-by-Step GuideThere are two ways to approach new construction. Some home builders begin with a floor plan and then search for a lot that will fit the house. Other home builders find the lot and then have a house de...
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US Insurers Cite Unprecedented COVID-19 Impact, Argue Claims Could Threaten SolvencyU.S. property and casualty insurers have cast the coronavirus pandemic as an unprecedented event whose massive cost to small businesses they are neither able nor required to cover. The industry has wa...
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Transferring Your Section 8 Voucher: A Guide to Relocating with HUD BenefitsLife can change on a dime. One minute you're comfortable in your home sweet home, then something forces you to pull up stakes and move to another state. You can transfer your Section 8 Housing Cho...
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Update Your Credit Card Billing Address: A Simple GuideUpdate your credit card billing address as soon as you move. Changing your billing address on your credit card is a simple process, but if you make a mistake, you can damage your credit score...