Money Management

Credit Cards for College Students and Young Adults

May 16, 2013

In a little less than two weeks we’ll be putting our daughter on a plan to London, where she will be studying and working a journalism internship for eight weeks. It’s such an amazing opportunity for her, but one full of lots of details and new things to learn about. One of the many things [...]

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Blog Rewind: Spring, Finally!

May 7, 2013

I think it’s finally safe to say that Spring has arrived in Kansas City. I hope I’m not jinxing things, since we did have snow in May this year, but I think we’re now in the clear. We even had a mother bird build a nest in the wreath in our front door. She laid [...]

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3 Ways to Deal with an Irregular Income

April 3, 2013
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Lots of personal finance advice assumes you have 12 or 24 or 26 equal paychecks each year. But if you’re a person or family with a fluctuating, irregular income, sometimes that advice won’t work for you. We’re such a family, and if you have income from any of the following sources, chances are you are [...]

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Blog Rewind: 25 Ways I Save Money

March 15, 2013
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It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, so let’s talk a little green. Six years ago a blogger named Dawn wrote a list of 25 things she did to save money on her blog, Frugal for Life. (It appears Dawn no longer blogs at FFL, but the blog remains up if you want to check out the [...]

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2 Phone Calls, 20 Minutes = $432 Saved

March 5, 2013
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When it comes to money, I believe in looking for ways to save money before you look for ways to make more money. And when it comes to saving money, I believe in examining recurring charges before one-time purchases, because the same amount of effort will pay rewards month after month. But it pays to [...]

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Get a $25 Account Bonus When Opening a Capital One 360 Savings Account

February 13, 2013

Last week I shared with you how I used multiple savings accounts at Capital One 360 for different savings goals. This week I discovered that there are new account bonuses available to new Capital One 360 customers, so I wanted to share them with you here. The bonuses range from $25-$50, depending on which kind [...]

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Save Money on Filing Your Taxes

February 7, 2013
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It’s gray and rainy here today, and I’m working on getting our tax information together, so I wanted to quickly pass along these tax resources to you. If You File Your Own Taxes You can complete your federal tax return for free using H&R Block’s online product. State returns are additional. If You Use an [...]

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How to Create Accounts for Individual Savings Goals at ING/Capital One 360

February 6, 2013
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Since writing this post, I’ve discovered that new customers to Capital One 360 can earn bonuses for opening new accounts. Read my post on that here.) I’ve been a satisfied ING Direct (now Capital One 360) savings customer for at least five years now. One of the things I love best about my accounts is [...]

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Understanding Your W-2

January 28, 2013
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I spent some time this weekend preparing W-2s and 1099s for my husband’s business, so I had W-2s on the brain when I ran across this infographic from H&R Block (a great Kansas City company, by the way). I thought it was timely since most of us are receiving W-2s at this time of year. [...]

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How to Save Big Money by Going Green

January 15, 2013
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My blogging friend, Sara Tetreault, and her family recently sat down with Yahoo Finance to talk about how going green saves them some serious cash. I always find Sara inspiring so I wanted to share their video with you. You can find it here: We Save $5k by Being Green. And you can find more of Sara on [...]

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