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Archive for November, 2009

Poll: Do You Use Coupons?

Coupons have been around forever, but it sometimes takes a economic crisis like we have today to get people to start using them. On the other hand, many people have been using coupons long before we entered a recession. So, where do you stand? Have you been a coupon user all along or has the [...]

How to Become a Successful Secret Shopper and Supplement Your Income

Secret shopping has been given a bad rap lately.  Websites that promise “to pay you to shop” and then make you jump through hoops or sign up for their sponsors’ offers have done damage to reputable companies like Strategic Reflections, Beyond Hello, and Jancyn, who are hired by businesses to evaluate the level of customer [...]

Avoid a Financial Holiday Hangover This Year

Plan Ahead to Avoid a Financial Holiday Hangover
Does this scenario sound familiar? You use credit cards to do your holiday shopping, promising yourself you’ll pay the debt off within two or three months. Six or eight months later (or more), you’re still paying, and those items that seemed like such bargains end up costing you [...]

Start Making Year-End Tax Moves Now and Save Big Money

It may not feel like it, but the tax year is rapidly drawing to a close. In less than a month we’ll starting 2010, so if you’re planning on making some year-end tax moves, now is the time. Unfortunately, most people wait until their W-2s and 1099s start coming in before seriously thinking about taxes, [...]