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How Your Falling Credit Score is Costing You Money

How Your Falling Credit Score is Costing You Money

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

While splurging on car accessories for girls might be a fun daytrip to spend some extra money, it may not be a good idea to continue that practice if it means jeopardizing your emergency fund, paying off debt, funding your retirement account, and even more importantly, hurting your credit score which could be costing you hard-earned money each month, let alone what that could add up over the course of months or even years.  If your credit score has not become a priority, that should be your next … [Read more...]

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Frugal and Simple Lifestyle Ideas to Lead a Debt Free Life

Frugal and Simple Lifestyle Ideas to Lead a Debt Free Life

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

The cost of living for people has long been high. As long as people have enter the working sectors, they are strived and pushed boundaries to meet the costs of living. So bearing the cost of living is not a relatively new concept, but is being noticed is that there is a higher proportion of individuals and families that are entering the circle of debts & loans. According to a few studies, the costs of living have risen if compared to the times of older generations. For average families, … [Read more...]

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Ways You Can Avoid Hurting Your Wallet Every Month

Ways You Can Avoid Hurting Your Wallet Every Month

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

Now while putting together a list of passive income ideas will certainly help put extra money in your wallet, it’s the rest of your spending behavior that should be put into question.  Cutting a few corners and changing up some of your previous spending efforts not only will free up extra money that much, but a long string of solid financial behaviors going forward can put more of your hard-earned money in good places, such as building up an emergency fund, paying off (and staying out of ) debt, … [Read more...]

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How You Could be Wasting Money Every Month

How You Could be Wasting Money Every Month

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

While sure, blowing your money on car accessories for girls might be a waste of money if those purchases aren’t a need and money is tight as it is, but I’m guessing that wasting money goes a little deeper than that.  Saving money might not be the first thing on your mind when it comes to your money, or retirement for that matter, but the truth is, time goes by fast, and even though it may even be decades before you retire, the earlier you can start saving, the better, as your funds will have … [Read more...]

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Maximize Your Hard-Earned Money

Maximize Your Hard-Earned Money

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

While sure, knowing the difference between an ira vs 401k is important to figure out when it means contributing money to your future, so you want to ensure it’s the best choice for your financial situation, but prior to getting to that point, it may be time to look at your whole financial picture.  It certainly is not easy to handle the household finances, otherwise everyone would not be in debt and would be ahead, instead of living paycheck to paycheck.  I understand money can be tight, but … [Read more...]

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Now is the Time to Get Your Finances in Order

Now is the Time to Get Your Finances in Order

By Justin Weinger Leave a Comment

While insurance can help you be prepare in case of emergency, and to some extend for the future of your family members if something tragic were to happen to you, it’s how you handle your day to day finances that can really set you up for success.  Sure, it may be decades away until you do finally retire and continue to enjoy life without the responsibility of work, but the earlier you can prepare, the better, as your nest egg can continue to grow over time.  Now is the time to get your finances … [Read more...]

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How to Save Time and Money as A DIY Tax Preparer

How to Save Time and Money as A DIY Tax Preparer

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This post is sponsored by H&R Block.   Doing your taxes, yourself is a great way to get control of your finances and save money at the same time. If you do not outsource your tax prep, you can be the one who makes decisions on what to claim how to claim it and how to keep proper records. It is a great exercise in personal responsibility. When you are doing your taxes yourself, you always want to be sure that you are doing it properly. But the reason you are taking the work on … [Read more...]

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