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How To Haggle For A Bargain

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you like saving money, haggling for a better price should become a habit for you, a habit that can easily save you thousands of dollars over the next 10 years. So haggling for a better price was born out of necessity. To assume otherwise is going to cost you a lot of money over the course of your lifetime.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

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They wanted all new furniture for their home so they shopped around to find the store they wanted to use. You will want to know how to challenge the new appraisal and avoid spending more tax money. Perhaps the city wants to use your land for some public work and invokes eminent domain laws to take an easement.

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Friday Links – Colder Than Mars Edition

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If so, don’t miss Lisa’s post about how to Use Your Personal Network to Save Major $$$ on Your Wedding at Lisa Vs. The Loans. With tax time right around the corner, Oscar at Money is the Root highlights 5 Questions that All Taxpayers Should be Asking. PET Archives : How To Haggle For A Bargain.

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Affordable International Travel Destinations

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Try to stay within one or two regions or use local transportation to cut costs. Food, accommodation, and transport are all inexpensive if you use local options. Save money by renting a house instead of staying in a hotel. Food and drinks are pretty cheap and delicious. It’s all in the planning!

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3 Moves that Can Hurt Your Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I meekly took what was offered – for many years until I finally learned to get uncomfortable and haggle for the positions, the raises, the promotions and the projects I wanted. One of my bosses used to talk often about ‘opportunities and challenges’ I don’t think you can have one without the other! Career Tips'

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Editors Picks: Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site shares 10 Phrases I have Used to Save Money. Really, we should all carry a cue card in a our wallet that we can just whip out and use anytime we have an opportunity to save money. I love this list. It is so practical.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

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You will find that things the fire did not burn up are now ruined by smoke and soggy with water used to put out the flames. Anything you want to save or re-use will need to be carefully cleaned. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not. According to FEMA. “

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