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Time to Review Your Budget

Time to Review Your Budget

An often overlooked tool in managing your personal finances, the basic budget is where it all begins.  The budget is the foundation from which all other things relating to your personal finances are built.  Ironically, many of us have the tendency to set our budget and move on to bigger and better things.  We may [...]

MyJibe Review – Taking Your Budget to the Next Level

MyJibe Review – Taking Your Budget to the Next Level

Over the past few weeks I’ve had a chance to experiment with a new financial service that’s aimed to help regular people improve their finances. It’s called MyJibe. MyJibe is a unique, easy-to-use, web-based software for helping people manage their money, make spending decisions and plan for the future so they can have more financial [...]

Thred Up Because Kids Outgrow Clothing Fast

Thred Up Because Kids Outgrow Clothing Fast

Clothing exchanges are wildly popular right now.  The reason behind this is really quite simple.  Frugal families simply can’t afford to buy new things every time their children hit a growth spurt or grow tired of the toys that they already have.  Rather than shell out money to purchase new clothing and stuffed animals, parents [...]

How to Be a Battle Buddy to Your Family

How to Be a Battle Buddy to Your Family

This is a guest post by Jeff Rose. Jeff Rose is an Illinois Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group. He is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog and his currently working on his first book entitled Soldier of Finance. You can see more about [...]