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Lifestyle inflation?

(Still on vacation, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave the blog completely empty.  Enjoy!)

One of the things that personal finance gurus and bloggers alike warn against is lifestyle inflation.  Lifestyle inflation happens when you get a raise or move to an area with lower rent or somehow come into more money than normal and [...]

CDs – A good way to save for a big purchase?

A friend of mine wants to buy a new computer.  She’s got about 75% of the money saved, knows exactly how she’s going to save the rest, but she wants to wait til the fall to purchase.  She’s done her research and knows exactly what she wants, but she’s afraid of making such a big [...]

Money is money

I’ve started keeping a change jar on my desk.  It’s mostly filled with nickels and pennies, with the occasional dime.  I put it there because our vending machines just suffered a price increase – sodas are now $1.35.  People are more likely to have a dollar and a quarter than they are to have 35 [...]

Want to join Pinecone Research?

One of my most popular posts is about how to make more money, and in that post, I discuss that I am a member of Pinecone Research.

This morning, I received an e-mail that Pinecone Research is accepting new panel members.  Click here to join.  I get nothing for referring you, but I wanted to share [...]

Keeping Saving Cool

ING Direct’s We the Savers website has been updated again.  I discussed their declaration earlier, and if you haven’t read it, it’s definitely worth a look.  Lots of great points on there.

The updated website has a number of new features.  ING really wants us to save!  There is a forum, some e-cards, freebies, and a [...]