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  • From Bad to Worse
  • Selling Used Goods
  • The Smiths Go Christmas Shopping
  • 4 Ways to Pay Off Holiday Debts
  • Should I Declare Bankruptcy?
  • Free Credit Reports
  • Enough Auto Insurance?
  • It's About Time
  • Repaying Charged-Off Debts
  • Managing Your Mortgage
  • Inheriting Debts
  • A Lot of Debt, Some Cash and a New Car
  • Payday Loans
  • Investing for Children
  • Young Couple Finances
  • The Annual Review
  • Spendaholic
  • Stashing Your Savings
  • Quit My 401k?
  • Piggyback Mortgages and PMI
  • The $60 Lightbulb
  • Refinancing and Your Credit Score
  • Scrooge's Christmas List
  • Credit Card Surprise
  • Canceling Credit
  • Low Overhead
  • Home Business Expose
  • Why Not Lease?
  • Surviving Layoffs
  • Summer Cooling
  • A Cheap Used Car
  • Random Thoughts
  • Nearly Retired
  • Air Pockets Reduce Heating Bills
  • Credit Card Payment Pinch
  • Patriotic Spending
  • Checking and Savings Accounts
  • Savings or Debt Reduction First?
  • Addicted!
  • No Money Down
  • Why I Can't Save
  • Why Not Lease
  • Savings Bonds and College
  • Pay Yourself First?
  • Bargaining for a New Car
  • Learn To Retire Early
  • Debt Collection
  • Grocery Budgets
  • For Sale, By Owner

    Articles by Scott Bilker
    DebtSmart.com
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  • Cash-out to pay off cards or keep debt?
  • Equity Used For Down Payment
  • Switching heads and bodies
  • Getting Rid of Annual Fees
  • What should I do with my money now?
  • Balance transfer checks
  • Will a debt settlement adversely affect our credit rating?
  • Cash-out to pay off cards or keep debt?
  • Every penny counts
  • Problems with balance transfers
  • 10 Credit Myths
  • Consolidating Credit Cards to One Account
  • Transfer Credit Card Balances
  • Paying off debt is hard work
  • Settling Debts
  • 7 Steps For Eliminating Your Debt
  • DEBTSMART®: No money when bill arrives
  • Weekly or monthly payments?
  • Biweekly mortgage may be a rip-off
  • Cash Advance Suicide

    Articles by Rachel Webb
    Note-Ables.com
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  • Red, White & Blue Jell-O Is Not Patriotic Parenting
  • How to Get the Perfect Mothers Day Gift! - By Walter & Rachel Webb
  • THE MONEY STORE: Teaching Kids About Money
  • Back To School Organization
  • "What to do when the fridge just won't hold anymore!"
  • Valentine Candy Crafts
  • Stop, Look, Listen - Parenting Communication Tips!

    Articles by Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper
    Not Just Beans
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  • Are Rising Prices Scaring You? - By Jill Cooper
  • Feeding a Family for $300 a month? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Save on Groceries Before You Leave Home - By Jill Cooper
  • Thanksgiving Feast - By Jill Cooper
  • Teaching Kids about Money - By Jill Cooper
  • What Do I Do With My Tax Refund? - By Jill Cooper
  • Home Cooking -- Mmmm Good! - By Jill Cooper
  • 10 Tightwad Tips For Painting a Room - By Tawra Kellam
  • After Christmas Sales! (The most wonderful time of the year!) - By Tawra Kellam
  • Christmas On A Budget! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Make Meals in 30 Minutes or Less - by Jill Cooper
  • Save Up to 50% on your grocery bill! - by Jill Cooper
  • Improve Your Life Right Away -- Get Dressed! - by Jill Cooper
  • Frugal Ethics When Frugal Becomes Just Plain Cheap - By Tawra Kellam
  • Use a Dresser to Organize Your Garage! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Shopping At Aldi - By Tawra Kellam
  • How do I turn my husband into a tightwad? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Are you choosing a dirty house? - By Jill Cooper
  • Demystifying the Great Laundry Detergent Dilemma - By Jill Cooper
  • Great Costumes for Less! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Picky Kids? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Breaking News! Teens don't cost more than Babies! - By Jill Cooper
  • Chill Out This Summer - By Tawra Kellam
  • Bunnies and Ham and Eggs, Oh My! - By Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam
  • Less is More this Christmas! - By Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam
  • Frighteningly Frugal Fun! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Back to school, or back to the poor house? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Grocery Savings Made Easy - By Tawra Kellam
  • Burnt Offerings Presented With Love - By Jill Cooper
  • Easter Egg-stravaganza! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Valentine’s Day On A Dime! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Gift Ideas to Keep You From Becoming a Basket Case! - By Tawra Kellam
  • To Roast or Not to Roast! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Moving on a Dime: Save Money, Save Time, Save Your Sanity - By Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam
  • Frighteningly Frugal Fun! - By Tawra Kellam
  • A Zillion Zucchini? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Sinking in Surplus Strawberries? - By Tawra Kellam
  • Don't Crack Your Nest Egg! - By Jill Cooper
  • Leftover Guilt?
  • If Time is Money, Then Money is Time, Too! - By Tawra Kellam
  • Home Theater Heist - By Michael Kellam
  • Save Money in the Kitchen Part 2 By Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper
  • Poetry on a Plate - By Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper
  • Gift Ideas to Keep You From Becoming a Basket Case! - By Tawra Kellam
  • PBJ Again - By Tawra Kellam
  • 10 Garage Sale Shortcuts - By Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper
  • ARE WE REALLY DEPRIVING OUR KIDS? - By Jill Cooper

    Articles by Wendy Lomano
    At Home Parent
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  • Penny Pinching Doesn't Have to Hurt!
  • Easy Ways to Manage Your Seasonal Shopping
  • Money Saving Shopping Ideas
  • A Budget Vacation?
  • Understanding Need vs. Want
  • "More Traditional" Work at Home Ideas
  • The Personal Loss in Technology
  • What Will You Do?
  • What is a Bargain?
  • In The News
  • Don't Buy Into It!
  • Kitchen Savings
  • You Can Make Money With Your Credit Card!
  • One Dollar Entertainment
  • Are We Snacking Our Way Into Debt?
  • The War Against Financial Education

    Articles by Doris Dobkins
    Creative Finances
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  • CASH ONLY
  • One Saved IS Two Earned
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Step One To Smart Finances
  • Money Is Just A Tool
  • More Meaning in Life
  • Excuses Or Choices
  • Your Social Security Statement
  • Start With A Budget
  • The Truth About Mortgage Loans
  • Three GREAT Holiday Gift Ideas
  • Living On The Edge
  • How To Protect Your Money When Using A Credit Card
  • Why Warranties
  • What Is Simple Living
  • Think Before
  • Simply Simplify
  • Happiness in Frugality
  • The Question of the Day
  • Watch the Upsells!
  • Your Secret To Success for 2002
  • A Fall Financial Checkup
  • What In The World Is A Roth?
  • After Tax Thoughts
  • Do You Like Bonds?
  • Choices

    Articles by Gregory Thomas
    SavingSecrets
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  • Teaching Children the Value of Money
  • Tackle The Chore Of Spring Cleaning
  • 10 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION
  • YOUR 2006 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION - SAVE MORE MONEY!
  • SAVE MONEY ON CLOTHING
  • YOUR 2005 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION - SAVE MORE MONEY!
  • How To Get Your Children Brand-Free
  • SELLING YOUR CAR FOR MORE MONEY
  • YOUR 2004 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION - SAVE MORE MONEY
  • ORGANIZE YOUR CHILDREN AND SAVE YOUR SANITY
  • FINALLY TACKLING THE SPRING CLEANING TASK
  • Take Complete Control of Your Kitchen
  • READ THIS BEFORE YOU GET A CELLULAR PHONE
  • YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION - SAVE MORE MONEY! - By Gregory Thomas
  • FINALLY TACKLING THE SPRING CLEANING TASK
  • Holiday Gift Giving Ideas To Save You Money
  • DON'T BUY A NEW COMPUTER. LET'S SAVE MONEY!
  • TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR KITCHEN
  • Save Money On Clothing
  • Your New Years Resolution,Save Money
  • Holiday Gift Giving Ideas
  • Cut Your Future Holiday Bills In HALF!

    Articles by Kathleen Bieke
    Sites 4 Moms
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  • Kathleen's Reviews June 2002
  • Kathleen's Reviews May 2002
  • Kathleen's Reviews April 2002
  • 50 States - State-by-State Information
  • Organize, Declutter, Simplify, Clean
  • Humor in Parenting
  • www.kids-in-mind.com - Movie Ratings that Actually Work

    Articles by Deborah Taylor-Hough
    A Frugal, Simple Life
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  • Ten Tips to Building a Better Burger
  • Trash to Treasures: 10 Tips for a Successful Garage Sale
  • Celebrating Valentine’s Day on a Shoestring
  • A Secret to a Relaxed Holiday Dinner
  • SHOO FLY, DON'T BOTHER ME!
  • 'Tis the Season -- Garage Sale Season, That Is!
  • 10 Steps Toward a Debt-Free New Year
  • GETTING OFF THE ROLLER COASTER
  • HOMEMADE CRAFT PAPER
  • Wheat Weaving: A Simple Family Craft Idea
  • TEACHER APPRECIATION IDEAS - By Deborah Taylor-Hough
  • LEFTOVER TURKEY? A GOURMET TREAT!
  • CRISIS MEAL PLANNING
  • STIR IT UP! FAST AND EASY COOKING
  • A Dozen Cheap Thrills: Family Entertainment on a Budget
  • MIX-AND-MATCH SOUP
  • EMERGENCY KITCHEN SUBSTITUTIONS
  • ONE HABIT AT A TIME
  • WHAT FOODS DON'T FREEZE
  • Christmas Bills!
  • Make-Ahead Turkey For The Holidays
  • Simple Autumn Craft Ideas
  • CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?
  • Kids and Clutter "Pink Bunnies"
  • TEACHER APPRECIATION IDEAS
  • Contentment Robbers
  • BEAN SOUP MIX IN A JAR
  • CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR FAMILY READING TIME

    Articles by Roger Sorensen
    Brighter Futures
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  • The Dollar Bill
  • Are you ready to be Fired?
  • Financial House Cleaning
  • 10 Savings Tips
  • Financial Records - What should you do with them?
  • Financial Freedom
  • Cash Flow Control
  • Why Should You Care about Capital One Financial Corp.?
  • Secured Credit Card Scams

    Articles by Kathleen Wilson
    The Budget Decorator
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  • Make a Game Room for Your Family on a Dime
  • 10 Quick and Inexpensive Ways to Brighten your Home for Spring!
  • Easy, Cheap and Elegant Decorating for Valentines!
  • Last Minute Holiday Touches on the Cheap!
  • Budget Christmas Ornaments Step by Step
  • Teen Bedroom Decorating: Top 5 Quick Tricks
  • How to Make a Kitchen Pot Rack
  • Cheap and Easy Wall Decorating
  • How-To Warm up Your Thanksgiving Décor, with "Creativity, Not Cash!"
  • Quick and Easy Halloween Decorations
  • Using Everyday Objects as Home Décor
  • Furniture Fixes on a Dime!
  • 10 Quick and Inexpensive Ways to Brighten your Home for Spring!
  • How To Create Your Own Tassels for Home Decorating
  • How To Make a Rustic Leather Floor from Paper Bags!
  • How To Make New Year's Decorating Resolutions Come True (On a Budget!)
  • Big Decorating Ideas for Small Rooms on a Tight Budget!
  • Home for the Holidays: What to do Before You Deck the Halls
  • 5 Quick and Cheap Thanksgiving Décor Ideas!
  • 5 Steps to a Fantasy Undersea Room for Your Kids!
  • Quick Kitchen Transformations on a Dime!
  • 5 Quick and Cheap Decorating Ideas for Family Living
  • Spring Has Sprung: 5 Ways to Bring Fresh Decor into Your Home on a Budget
  • How to Decorate Your Kitchen on a Dime!
  • Nature's Décor for Fall, On a Budget!
  • 5 Best Budget Gardening Basics
  • Bring Color to Your Home (On a Pennypinchers Budget!)
  • Update Your Décor, Without Emptying Your Wallet
  • Budget Decorating Comparison: Real Life vs. TV
  • Creating an Outdoor Oasis on the Cheap!
  • 5 Ways To Brighten Up Your Bedroom, For Free!
  • 5 Budget Ways to Warm Your Decor Through Winter
  • Organize for Creativity
  • Nature's Decor for Fall, On a Budget!
  • Budget Furniture Fix Ups

    Articles by James H. Dimmitt
    Your Free Credit Report Now
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  • How To Raise Your Consumer IQ In Two Easy Steps
  • Don’t Let The Holidays Bust Your Budget
  • Tougher Bankruptcy Laws Take Effect October 2005
  • Why Consumers Need a Nationwide Credit Freeze NOW
  • Avoiding College Credit Card Traps
  • A Budget Doesn’t Limit You, It Gives You Freedom
  • Consumer Action: Putting the "Freeze" on Credit Files
  • Consumers, Beware the New "Wave" of Credit Cards
  • Monitoring Your Credit Is Easy As 1-2-3
  • Think Twice Before Co-Signing for Anything!
  • Identity Theft And The Internet
  • How To Save At The Gas Pump
  • How To Make Your Raise Really Pay
  • Shoppers Beware - ‘Tis The Season
  • New Law Provides Free Annual Credit Report
  • Protect Yourself From ATM Scams
  • Programs To Help You Fund Your American Dream
  • 10 Simple Rules For Avoiding Phony Telemarketers
  • New Credit Scoring Model Could Help Millions
  • Beware of Falling Minimum Payments
  • How Healthy Is Your Credit?
  • Have You Checked Your Permanent Record Lately?
  • The Simple $10 Debt Elimination Solution
  • Dining For Le$$
  • Credit Help For Renters And Others On The Horizon
  • Bankruptcy Basics
  • 4 Steps to Creating Good Credit

    Articles by Nancy Twigg
    Celebrate Simply
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  • Shopping Without Dropping: Strategies for Shopping with Kids
  • Christmas Can Still Be Merry Without All the Spending
  • Bye, Bye Bills!
  • 10-Minute Tasks to Help You Save Money
  • Frugal Father’s Day Gift Ideas
  • How to Celebrate Christmas when You Can’t Afford to Celebrate Christmas
  • Creatively Simple Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
  • Million Dollar Gift Giving
  • Give Yourself the Gift of Thrift
  • Plan Now to Avoid Holiday Overspending
  • Cha-Ching! 10 Tips for a Successful Day of Yard Sale Shopping

    Articles by Larry Ferstenou
    You Can Retire Young
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  • Do You Have the Personality?
  • Four Social Security Myths
  • Why Do You Work?
  • Give Yourself the Choice
  • Will the 70 Percent Rule Apply to Your Retirement?
  • 16 Guiding Principles for Accumulating Net Worth

    Articles by Dan Baldyga
    Auto Accident Claims
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  • WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT TIRES NOR HOW CRUCIAL THIS CAN BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
  • DEALING WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS ADJUSTER - WHEN THE CAR ACCIDENT IS POSITIVELY NOT YOUR FAULT
  • YOUR "PAIN AND SUFFERING"S
  • SIX VERY CRUCIAL INSURANCE CLAIM POSSIBILITIES
  • CAR ACCIDENT INSURANCE CLAIMS IMPACT RESULTS FROM 2002 THROUGH MID-2005
  • CAR ACCIDENT FACTS
  • CAR ACCIDENT INSIGHTS
  • HOW TO HANDLE YOURSELF AT YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT SCENE
  • DEALING WITH YOUR COMPANY ON A DISPUTED LOSS
  • SETTLING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIM YOURSELF
  • THE WHIPLASH INJURY AS OF EARLY 2005
  • YOUR AUTO ACCIDENT AND YOUR LOST WAGES
  • THE BASE FORMULA - - A SETTLEMENT EXAMPLE
  • PLACING A VALUE ON YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM
  • THE EYE WITNESS TO YOUR GETTING CREAMED
  • THE "PAIN & SUFFERING" ENDURED, INCLUDING THE "WHIPLASH-TYPE" INJURY
  • UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TYPICAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT "WHIPLASH-TYPE" INJURY - - AS OF LATE 2004
  • THE JOE LAZY’S WERE MY FAVORITE LAWYERS
  • YOUR AUTO ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE CLAIM Getting Reimbursed For "Pain And Suffering"
  • HOW TO HANDLE YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIM WITH YOUR OWN INSURANCE COMPANY
  • YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT "EVALUATION PROCESS"

    Articles by Arthur A. Hawkins II
    Time Management 4 U
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  • 15 Places to Buy Resale Items
  • 15 Ways to Gas up for Less
  • Timing in the New Year
  • 7 Steps to Frugal Food Feasts and Festivals
  • Holiday Driving Tips
  • The Frugal Food Formula
  • Make Work Simple! Here's How!
  • The Easy Way to Yard Sales
  • Charge of the Light Brigade
  • SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL & TIME
  • 21 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL YARD SALES AND AUCTIONS
  • 8 Things to Do with Unwanted Items

    Articles by Jeffrey Strain
    Savingadvice.com/and
    Savemoneygames.com
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  • Frugal Tips To Reduce Heating Costs
  • Common Billing Errors That Can Cost You Money
  • How Junk Mail Can Save You Money
  • Know A Tax Cheat? Get Paid To Tell The IRS
  • Understanding Freebies
  • The Art Of Asking
  • The Money Jar Trap
  • Ten Tips To Save On Gasoline
  • 8 Tips To Save On Child Care Costs
  • Say "I Love You" For Valentine's Day
  • Donating Money Without Spending A Cent
  • Can Money Buy Happiness? Maybe...
  • Turning Trash Into Cash
  • The Difference Between Wants & Needs
  • Save On Groceries Cool Summer Savings

    Articles by Kim & Scott Danger
    Mommysavers
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  • Popcicle Paradise - By Kim Danger
  • Hitting the Bullseye
  • Scrappin on a Shoestring By Kim Danger
  • Garage Sale Success: Tips for Having a Worry-free and Profitable Sale - By Kim Danger
  • The (Un)Evolution of Saving - By Scott W. Danger, CPA
  • The Cost of Work: How Much Do You Really Earn? - By S. W. Danger CPA
  • Back To School Clothes On A Budget - By Kim Danger
  • Work From Home Ideas - By Kim Danger
  • The Three Little Pigs: Your Child and Money - By Scott W. Danger
  • Thrift Store Steals - By Kim Danger
  • Make Staying Home With Your Kids a Reality: A Six Month Plan - by Scott W. Danger, CPA