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Under normal circumstances it probably would have just slipped through the cracks. For the last few years I have been a participant for the National Consumer Panel. I enter purchases into a handheld UPC scanner that then transmits the … [Read more...] about Not Checking Your Receipts? You Could Be Throwing Money Away!
Kids in the neighborhood are gearing up for fall soccer tryouts and preseason football is on TV. Fall is on it's way which means the start of another school year is just around the corner. For my family, it means digging out of the school … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Relieve the Budget Pinch of Buying School Supplies
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Summer vacation meant being outside all the time. Riding bikes for hours, playing baseball in an empty lot, and building forts at the edge of town were the norm for me. But this summer isn't working out like that at all for my fourteen … [Read more...] about I Will NOT Let My Son Waste His Summer Vacation, Or Our Gym Membership
The needed repair for my broken down car wasn't as bad as I had feared. It wasn't the alternator after all, it just needed a new battery. After a quick stop at my insurance company's office to get reimbursed for the tow, the whole … [Read more...] about Car Fixed, But What Should I Do With This Extra Battery?
