Category: Budgeting
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Wedding Ideas on a Tight Budget
We all know weddings aren’t cheap and the expenses can mount up rapidly. Even just choosing the wrong date and venue can ruin the budget of the groom and bride. Frugal wedding doesn’t have to mean you give up the things that makes the marriage ceremony fun. From renting a venue and getting married on…
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Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: When to Buy the Best Deals
For American shoppers, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the best days to seize a bargain deal and save a lot. But with the busyness of the shopping holiday and the madness of the sales, should you wait until Cyber Monday sales to shop online or rush to the store for Black Friday pandemonium? Here…
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How Much do Americans Spend on Halloween
American shoppers are so wild about trick-or-treating and other Halloween traditions. Probably because it is a fun and fairly affordable holiday compared to Christmas and Thanksgiving. So how much do Americans spend on Halloween? U.S. consumers are projected to spend more than $8 billion in costumes, home decor, candies, pumpkins and other shopping list this…
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A Day in the Frugal Life of a Savvy Money Saver
Frugality in its entirety is a lifestyle. It is a chosen way of life that more and more consumers are taking on in order to pay their debt or save money on more important things. By making the choice to live frugally, you are making a choice to be wiser about your money, expenditures and…
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The Thrifty Wedding Couple
Economics Professors Hugo Mialon and Andrew Francis, from Emory University in Georgia, conduct a study and found that couples who prefer cheaper wedding generally have longer-lasting marriages than those who spends lavishly. They believe that having less expensive wedding minimizes young couples of a financial problem that could put tension to their marriage. The Emory…
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Supermarket Guide for Grocery Shoppers
Every time a frugal grocery shopper walk into a supermarket, she or he face a challenging task: buying the needed items in the right quantity and avoid blowing the budget. Food Marketing Institute reported that the average supermarket today offers 38,718 different items for sale. It’s a wonderland of endless choices and impulse shopping behavior.…
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How to Manage Your Money Better
Many people are not sufficiently prepared to manage their personal finances. Budgeting and keeping track of where your money goes can be a complicated task, even if you’re good with spreadsheet. A well-planned budget can help cut down debt and pay off those monthly bills, such as a car loan, rent or mortgage. Here are…
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Genius Travel Hacks and Tips for 2016
Wherever you’re planning to travel, there are loads of ways to lower your expenses and still enjoy a great vacation. This infographic share some travel hacks and tips that will save you time and money on different phases of travelling; booking, preparation, exploring your destination and heading back home. The travel industry is constantly changing…
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Extreme Tightwad Tips: Sneaky Ways to Saving Money
It seems like everybody is spending carefully these days, and need to stretch their dollars as far as they can. Saving money doesn’t need to be all about trimming your budget and using discount coupons. Listed below are a handful of other ways you can save some cash—from sensible ways to silly ways—on your monthly…
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