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Groceries and money How much to spend?

A lot posts I read across the blogosphere have a lot to do with groceries and money. You know, “how much should you spend, how much is too much , what are other people spending” and stuff like that. It is really hard to come down with a definite dollar amount. Food is a need, a want, an addiction and just tastes sooo good. It appears to be that you need to spend as much on food that is required...

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Reasons I love Guaranty bank

I love my bank because it has a pretty good rewards program where we get money back. That is a big plus in my book. Another reason I am showing my bank “love” is because I was going through my mail and found 2 coupons for a free fee reversal. This means if for some reason I have a overdraft, I give the bank my coupon and they erase the $39 overdraft fee! This is just one of those things that I...

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A moment of weakness

Well yesterday I had a moment of weakness. My husband and I went to OfficeMax because I wanted to look at some clip-art software. I was looking through the software trying to make a decision between 2 when a clearance sign caught my eye. It was not in my direct line of view and it was off to the side but it caught my eye anyway. So of course I just had to take a quick peek. At first I saw nothing that I...

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Money Matters E-Book

There is a great ebook about money matters that is free over at Beingfrugal.net  It is a collaborative effort between 16 personal finance bloggers: • My Dollar Plan • I’ve Paid for This Twice Already • Being Frugal • Gather Little by Little • DebtFREE-Revolution • Mrs. Micah • Remodeling This Life • Cash Money Life • Moolanomy • My Two Dollars • Credit Withdrawal •...

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All the cool stuff you find online

If you are anything like me you find a lot of stuff online that you bookmark to look at later. Sometimes I still can not find because my bookmarks are at least 300 links. I came across this site called Lifetips. I love the purpose of this site. It helps you to manage all of your tips. It is easy to use, I just use the copy and paste method. You are able to put your tips all in one place and download it...