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Free Ways to Make Someone’s Day

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Doing nice things for people makes you feel better and lifts your mood. But not everyone can give someone a brand new car like Oprah!  Here’s a list of small gestures you can do to improve someone’s day for free:…
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Giving the Gift of Moderation

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How to Ring in the Holidays by Reigning in Gift-Giving Expenses Well, the turkey has been digested, Central Park’s tree is glowing LED-bulb bright, and the “days until Christmas” can be counted in hours. That can mean only one thing:…
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Do You Spend Your Kids Money?

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As a lawyer, estate planning consultant, and writer, I talk to a lot of parents about planning for their family’s financial future. And I’ve noticed that certain questions come up over and over again, regardless of how many children you…
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Budget Hacks for Holiday Spending

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With holiday shopping comes an extra dose of tempting, delicious-looking deals. For some reason, glitter, lights, bells, and cookies seem to impair judgement of our normally rationally-minded selves. Consequently, budgets are cast by the way-side, and impulse-buying runs amok. Don’t…
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Do You Live Within Your Means?

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Living within your means can be a broad, elusive statement. Some might assume that since they pay all their bills on time that they’re living within their means. Others might consider being on target because they have good credit and…
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Is Santa Spending Too Much on Gifts?

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If you are a parent you’re likely guilty. I know I am. I love to see my daughter’s face light up at the sight of a new toy. So when it comes to the holidays, birthdays or really any other…
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Coupon Websites and Organization #2: I Have a Coupon for That!

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You now know where to find coupons. Next is the opportunity to learn how to use coupon match websites to find the best deal and start to organize your coupons.  What are Coupon Match Websites? Coupon Match websites do the…
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Non-Profit Sites Helping You with Your Finances

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There are many organizations that dish out TONS of financial education for free. All the tools, savings advice and services can help you build a solid financial foundation. Here are several sites I recommend and would encourage you to dig…
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Free Money: #1 Where to Find Coupons

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When I tell people that I coupon the first response I usually get is – How do you find the time?  I have to admit when I decided to start couponing I was overwhelmed. I did not know where to…
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The Importance and Descriptions of Insurance

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We all know that we need to have insurance, but which ones do you really need? What will they cover? Here is a list of the different types of insurances and what each of them provides… Health Insurance Health insurance…
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Introducing a New Writer to MainstreamMom

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It is with great pleasure that I announce we have a new guest writer contributing to MainstreamMom! Someone both informed and passionate about the issues of finance. Amanda Ellerbe will write for us weekly with some new and useful ideas…
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