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Calling all money savers – we know it’s easy for your budget to get sidetracked when you think of all the items you need to get for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, but don’t throw your strategy out of the window to achieve your goals for the day. Freedom isn’t free, but you don’t […]

For many people, having a beautiful home means decorating for the season. Sure, decorating for the winter holidays is a widely accepted practice in western culture. Consumers spend billions upon billions on gifts and seasonal decor just for this one season! However, more and more people also want to decorate for the fall, spring, and […]

Halloween costumes have changed a lot over my lifetime. Remember the particular smell of the plastic masks that came with the costumes our parents grabbed for a few bucks at the pharmacy or big-box store? Now, the stores are overrun with intricate, adorable costumes that also carry really high price tags. And that’s before you […]

The end of summer means that the kids are back in school, the temperature starts falling, and the end-of-year onslaught of holidays is on the horizon. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s are all welcome respites from the day-to-day grind of life, and most people look forward to them. After all, little kids look […]

Doesn’t everyone love a good beach vacation? Splashing in the surf, building sandcastles, maybe getting in a little pool time, eating dinner overlooking the water, and enjoying classic boardwalk rides are quintessential summer beach vacation activities. Sadly, many beach destinations are expensive. So, so expensive! How does a frugal family enjoy an ideal beach vacation? […]

New year, new you? Many people take the turning of the calendar page as an opportunity to reevaluate their priorities and make resolutions to improve themselves or their circumstances in the new year. According to Psychology Today, 41% of Americans make resolutions. Unfortunately, 88% of resolutions fail. Financial resolutions are in the top five of all […]

Who’s on your gift list this year? Between your significant other, your kids, your parents, your co-workers, and everyone else who might be on your list, you’ve probably got quite the shopping list, but all of these presents can add up to a significant hit to your checking account. Thankfully, it really is the thought […]

Most of us don’t start thinking about the holidays until the Christmas decorations start showing up in stores and holiday advertisements dominate television. With all of the expenses, there’s a reason so many people say the holidays are the most stressful time of the year. But why stress out when it should be a time for fun and for visiting family? There’s something […]

Have you carefully planned for your holiday expenses? Watch out for the unexpected. A report by Experian concluded that unplanned expenses account for an average of $288 around the holidays, and 31% of consumers handled this cost by putting it on their credit cards. Yikes! Some of these unexpected expenses are big-ticket items that can immediately put a dent […]

The holiday season, regardless of which, if any, holidays you choose to observe, is a beautiful time of celebration and togetherness, but to enjoy that togetherness, many of us need to travel. From short distances to nearby family and friends to hours or even days on end in the car, we all have somewhere to be and it is important […]