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Power to the Pinched! The Personal Finance Anarchist Cookbook
Once upon a time, no self-serving radical activist would be caught dead without The Anarchist Cookbook and its misguided recipes for making homemade bombs, tear gas, and other sinister items out of...
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Why Bank-By-Phone Programs Can Help Those Without Checking Accounts
Even with all the advancements in banking technology, there are still millions of Americans without so much as a checking account. Luckily, more bank-by-phone programs are becoming available for those...
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Black Coffee: The Yankee Doodle Dandy Edition
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe … My dad still gets a kick out of asking people around this time of year if they have a 4th of July in England. Nine times out of ten they look at...
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How Misplaced Financial Priorities Lead to Lame Excuses
My teenage son Matthew had a bit of a tantrum last week — okay, actually it was a full-scale meltdown — after he found out that I wouldn’t let him ride his BMX bicycle until he got the brakes repaired....
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10 Ways to Get Fit for Little or No Money
Are you still making excuses that you can’t go to the gym because it’s too expensive? Or can’t afford a new bike to exercise? Be afraid, be very afraid, because you’re about to encounter some simple,...
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5 Ways to Enjoy Free Family Travel with Credit Cards
Using your credit cards to earn reward points for travel is a legitimate and easy way to see the world with your family. In addition to flying, the reward points can help families cut costs with their...
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Black Coffee: You Can Put Lipstick On a Pig — But It’s Still a Pig
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe … Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal...
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Don’t Be a Wimp! 22 Things You Should Always Haggle For.
Last weekend I was at a barbecue with my friend, Jason, who told me a good-news bad-news story regarding a deal he got from DirecTV for their extremely popular NFL Sunday Ticket service that allows him...
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By: Everyday Tips
Great tips! We ended up remodeling the kitchen a couple years ago after buying our new fridge. I bought a refrigerator with an ice maker this time, which was the best thing with all the sports my kids...
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Len, correct, there weren’t any smaller refrigerators that had the energy star label. At least not in my hometown.
View ArticleBy: Len Penzo
@LittleHouse: Absolutely, Jennifer! We love our new refirgerator – especially the extra cubic foot of space we now have in the freezer. That space was originally taken up by the ice maker, which is now...
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I purchased a new fridge a couple of years ago and one thing I noticed is that the Energy-Star rating measures the amount of energy it takes to refrigerate per cubic measure. I compared a smaller...
View ArticleBy: Greg McFarlane
This is why Len’s is my favorite personal finance site whose initials aren’t “CYC”: practical advice you can act on.
View ArticleBy: Little House
Excellent tips. I might be buying a fridge soon and these savings ideas will come in handy! I’d also add take advantage of stores offering 0% APR for so many months on purchase of X amount of dollars....
View ArticleBy: Forex Analyst
I really like the tip to get a scratched or floor model. Especially with appliances, itâs not like they used it much at the store so itâs basically brand new.
View ArticleBy: Retired by 40
Is that your stove in the pic? (creepy, I know) If it is, I’m having stove envy…..Anyways, we bought just a basic white stove for our house, that was being clearanced out because it had a ding in it,...
View ArticleBy: Alicia @ Monster Piggy Bank
Out of all the necessities at home, our appliances are some of the most expensive items to purchase. Saving money when you buy home appliances is always a goal for all home owners like me who want to...
View ArticleBy: hannah
buying giftcards for large purchases is one of the best tips on your list. I try to do this all the time. Cardcash.com is where I buy mine. I buy petco cards for an automatic 18-22% discount on cat...
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