228 Articles match "Budget","Personal Finance"

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• Why traditional budgeting is WRONG
  
  Most budgets look backwards. better budget looks forward . But first, let me tell you why traditional budgeting drives me batty by looking backward! Most non-fixed expenses are hard to predict, and thus are hard to budget for. We all know budgeting is smart. You pull out your bills and receipts from the past month and add up what you spent. That number indicates how much you will spend this month, right?
  Bargain Babe - Thursday, June 4, 2009
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• Free Budget Templates & Sites
  
  These are the best free budget templates around - mostly from fellow personal finance bloggers! How awesome is that? ;) I have to put mine at the top, of course, but ANY of these have the potential of working well nicely! Remember, none of these budgets are perfect, but you can tweak & edit and use the one that's the most perfect for YOU. So here they are, the best free budget templates I've found so far. Holler if you find any other good ones and I'll add them in! *All
  Budgets Are Sexy - Monday, July 6, 2009
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• 9 things I do without and 6 things I splurge for
  
  Saving and spending money is a deeply personal thing because everyone has items they don’t think twice about buying and items they dismiss as a waste of money. Tags: Bills Budgeting Personal Finance budge Here are my trade offs. What are yours? What I do without
  Bargain Babe - Monday, April 27, 2009
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• 10,001 ways to live large on a small budget
  
  A new book by Wise Bread is as fun and useful as the personal finance site the book is based on. Here are some of the book’s more interesting tips, which has 12 chapters broken into tidbits under the banner of frugal living and personal finance. Alternatively, wash the beer out if you’d rather smell like a normal person. DISCLOSURE: I have a working relationship with the folks at Wise Bread. In fact, this is exactly the type of book I wish had my name on the cover.
  Bargain Babe - Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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• 10 simple ways to save
  
  Budget! Check out my simple 15-minute budget . Tags: Budgeting Credit cards Debt Personal Finance budge chiningilles/Flickr The LA Times recently had a story suggesting 10 simple ways to save . I
  Bargain Babe - Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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• Can You Keep Within Your Food Budget and Still Eat Healthy?
  
  How can you maintain a reasonable food budget and still eat healthy food? Content provided by Not Made Of Money: Can You Keep Within Your Food Budget and Still Eat Healthy? Copyright Not Made of Money 2006-2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. Tags: Frugal Personal Finance Saving Money healthy foo It’s no secret that healthy eating doesn’t always mean inexpensive eating. Frozen pizzas, for instance, can be cheap, but you can’t feed those to your family every day.
  Not Made Of Money - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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• Carnival of Personal Finance #245 - "Dollar Doodles" edition.
  
  Happy Carnival of Personal Finance! The two hundredth & forty-fifth to be exact, hosted by yours truly: J to the Dollar Doodle Money! Only I wish I were 1/2 as creative as some of these artists ;) But dollar bills aside (as magnificent as these beauties are), we've also highlighted some of the finest personal finance posts from from the week today. Cheese & finance?! Everything from cutting back debt, to investing and smarter financial management. We couldn't include all the posts as with all carnivals, but I did my best to pick the ones I thought
  Budgets Are Sexy - Monday, February 22, 2010
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• The real cost of credit card debt
  
  Tags: Budgeting Credit cards Personal Finance budget credit car The average American household that uses credit cards carries a $10,679 balance , which, in the grand scheme of things, is not much debt. The problem is that credit cards have such high interest rates, making a few thousand dollars in debt nearly insurmountable. Like many bad
  Bargain Babe - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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• Carnival of Personal Finance #218 - "Chuck Norris" Edition
  
  Hello, and welcome to the 218th Carnival of Personal Finance ! Now, you might be wondering what Chuck Norris has to do with personal finance, and to that I can only answer that I really have no idea ;) BUT, what I do know is that his recent fame is starting to fade (again), and I just can't stand by and watch it happen. Read on for a recap of the goal they set 3 and a half years ago, and how it all breaks down :) Free Money Finance: Does a Pleasant Attitude/Personality Help You I'll be your host today, along with my trusty sidekick Mr. Chuck
  Budgets Are Sexy - Monday, August 17, 2009
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• Does Playing “The Grocery Game” Really Save You Money?
  
  She’s heard me talk about trying to get the most out of our family’s grocery budget and thought this website would be right up my alley. In no time at all, your family’s grocery budget will seem larger than ever. Content provided by Not Made Of Money: Does Playing “The Grocery Game” Really Save You Money? Copyright Not Made of Money 2006-2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use A few weeks ago a friend of mine referred me to the popular website TheGroceryGame.com. I hadn’t ever heard of it before, so I’ve spent
  Not Made Of Money - Monday, March 23, 2009
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