Money

Ways Men and Women Spend Money Differently

May 7, 2013

Hey Frugs! I wrote a kick-butt article for BuzzFeed, about how men and women spend money differently. In America, we all spend money but how we spend it is often not the same. Some things matter more. What I also found in my research is that women spend a lot more time looking for deals. [...]

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The Fuel Rewards Network Program Can Help You Save!

May 6, 2013

Summer time is just around the corner and you may be doing some road tripping and other travel. I know that paying for gas is one of the necessary evils of being a car owner. It’s not fun. My Honda regularly costs me more than $40 to fill up – and Hondas are some of [...]

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Tax Day Freebies

April 15, 2013

Tax Day is here. Time for cheer! No? I’m just trying to spread the good word about tax day freebies on this national holiday. Uncle Sam says these are the perks you get for paying taxes in America — freebies! Here are some Tax Day freebies, compiled by our friends at DealNews.com Arby’s Freebie: For [...]

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Universities Sue Students for Unpaid Loans

March 25, 2013

Eek! This is the worst! Universities, good ones at that, are suing students who don’t repay their student loans. From the Bloomberg article: Yale, Penn and George Washington University have all sued former students over nonpayment, court records show. While no one tracks the number of lawsuits, students defaulted on $964 million in Perkins loans [...]

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Disputing Errors on Your Credit Report

March 5, 2013

Hey Frugs! So, errors on your credit report are not hot! Bad information on your report may lower your score, causing you to pay higher interest rates when you need a loan. Boo and hiss! So, if you check your report at annualcreditreport.com and discover some mishaps on there, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling [...]

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Should Social Media Be Used to Determine Credit?

February 26, 2013

Hey Frugs! I’ve written before about the finance industry’s push to use social media sites to help determine your credit worthiness. I think this is a personal finance trend that isn’t going to leave anytime soon. The Economist had an extremely telling article on how upstart lending institutions are creating profiles of potential customers. Here [...]

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Time Well Spent

February 21, 2013

Hey Frugs! I’m in a place in my life where how my time is spent is just as important as having extra time in my schedule. I’m all about “time well spent.” What does that mean? It means I’m really becoming frugal with what I do with my time. I think “time well spent” will [...]

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Five Things You Must Do – Right Now – To Save Money

January 3, 2013

Happy New Year, Frugs! I hope you are having a good one. I recently was a guest on WGN in Chicago, and gave some saving tips on what you can do right now to save money! Hurrah! Here are the tips below if you missed them! I really do adore the team at WGN! Five [...]

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The Mayans Lied, But This Student Loan Help is Real

December 21, 2012

Calling all people with federal student loan debt! Starting today, yes, today, the “Pay as You Earn” program from the Obama administration allows eligible student-loan borrowers to cap you monthly payments at 10 percent of their discretionary income. Also, after 20 years, your student loans can be forgiven. I knew there was a reason that [...]

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12 Ways to Save Money on 12-12-12

December 12, 2012

Happy 12-12-12! This is the last time we’ll have a repeating date like this so I figured that we’d do it big. Here are twelve ways to save money, in honor of this special day! 12 Ways to Save Money 1)Supercook.com If you’re strapped about what to cook for dinner, type in the ingredients that [...]

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