Category Archive: Budgeting

Apr 01

Small Savings Can Make a Big Difference

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The following is a guest post… It’s not always possible to save a large amount of money each month. A simple truism is that everyone has bills to pay. Taxes to clear. Fees to transfer. So if you can’t put away substantial amounts of money into a savings account each pay-day, then it might be …

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Mar 25

Saving Money in the Kitchen

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The following is a guest… Your kitchen and food budget can easily become one of the biggest money sinks in your home finance plan.  This is especially true if you have a nature that might lean toward the wasteful side, as in money spent on food that never gets used and just goes bad.  The …

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Jan 23

Now is a Great Time to Analyze Recurring Expenses

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One of the keys to successful personal finance is spending your money on things that are important to you, and then cutting back on the things that aren’t. This is the very definition of frugality. But it’s important to note that the only way to follow through with this is to actually know where you’re …

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Jan 01

Planning For Savings in 2013

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The beginning of a new year is a wonderful thing. You can look back and see where you’ve come from as well as look ahead at things to come. One of the most important things you can do here at the beginning of the 2013 is to look ahead at ways you can save money …

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Dec 17

When There Isn’t Enough Money at the End of the Month: Giveaway

The Family Finances is pleased to be participating in a $100 giveaway raffle for our readers! The contest runs from December 17th to 29th, and you enter via any of the methods shown in the rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post. Have you ever experienced this situation: You have one week left in …

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