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Q&A: Affording Your First Home
Q: I am a 23-year-old professional, and I'm eager to buy a home. I just landed a new job with great pay and benefits. What's your advice to a young woman ready to spread her wings? { A: First, you need to decide how much home can you afford. It's... ➡
Plan Your Next Splurge
Need $10,000 to renovate your kitchen? How about $2,000 to buy a new computer? Big expenses happen. Here's a way to save for large, one-time, non-budgeted expenses: Set up a separate savings account (try ING DIRECT (9/9/09 APY: 1.3%),... ➡
Your Computer Will Die
Every three years or so, your computer will die, or it will become so slow and buggy you'll want to kill it. Starting over with a new computer can be a painful, costly, time-consuming headache. Here are three ways to save yourself money and... ➡
Save Money & Time with Meal Planning
Entrepreneur Jenny Newcomer, owner of LobotoME.com, provides today's worthy blog post. LobotoME is an eco-friendly organizational product company. Jenny uses her weekly Feed ME meal planner to plan meals for her family each week. The Feed ME... ➡
The Cost of Being Lazy
Go ahead, spend an entire Sunday catching up on episodes of Lost. Leave a few dishes in the sink overnight. But please, don’t be lazy where money is concerned. It's costing you more than you realize. In today's post on GetRichSlowly.org, "The... ➡
Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs
Hey would-be entrepreneurs. We've got a secret for ya. You don't have risk your house or go into debt to start a new business. Rather, you need to consider how you'll supplement your income as you build it. Rumor has it that only one in ten new... ➡
My Weight Watchers-Inspired Money Diet
I'm a Weight Watchers master. In 2003, I was 5'8" and 160 pounds — not exactly ideal for a 25-year-old single girl living in Manhattan. I spent three (!) years on Weight Watchers, and for two years, failed repeatedly. I obsessed over every drop... ➡
A Penny Saved
Expecting a refund check from the IRS? Most Americans do, and the average refund is over $2,000. Don't use it toward paying bills, buying a new wardrobe or a down payment for a new car or a house. Start an emergency fund. Financial planners think... ➡
