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Lifehacks to Keep Your Wants Vs. Needs in Check

January 14, 2014 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Identifying the difference between the things you want and what you really need is a key aspect to sticking to your budget, but there are plenty of clever “lifehacks” to make the process a whole lot more rewarding and less...

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How to Turn Last Year’s Budget-Busters Into This Year’s Gains

January 3, 2014 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Looking for a way to transform your financial standing this year? Turn last year’s biggest financial weaknesses into this year’s gain. Here’s how. Use your annual budget data to plan against pitfalls. Seeing the sum total of your spending for...

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5 Ways to Get More Done — By Doing Less

August 14, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project, garnered national media attention this year after writing an opinion piece called “Relax! You’ll Be More Productive” for The New York Times. In it, he argues that though running ourselves ragged is par...

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4 Ways to Save on Your Beauty and Health Regimens

June 3, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Whether you’re a beauty product maven or decidedly frugal when spending on hair and skin care products, turning away from mass marketed products and towards natural beauty solutions (many of which multi-task) is an easy way to keep yourself-and your budget—looking...

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Living Below the Line: 5 Lessons From Living on a $1.50 a Day Food Budget

May 6, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Living Below the Line: 5 Lessons From Living on a $1.50 a Day Food BudgetNo matter how frugal a food-budgeter you are, eating on a $1.50 a day—the amount a person living in extreme poverty has to spend on their food—isn’t easy. Having just completed the Live Below The Line challenge, a campaign that...

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6 Steps to Starting an Emergency Fund

April 4, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
6 Steps to Starting an Emergency FundThe common sense side of you likely knows you need money for life’s little unplanned events, but how much do you really need? More importantly, how do you find the breathing room in your budget to build savings? Here’s how...

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What are Divorce Loans?

March 29, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
What are Divorce Loans?Money is cited as the number two reason that couples divorce. Ironically, it can become an even bigger issue once the marriage ends, and divorce proceedings begin. Larry Rich, Divorce Magazine contributor and senior partner at Rich Rotstein estimates average...

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4 Steps to Start Living Within Your Means

February 28, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
4 Steps to Start Living Within Your MeansWondering how you’ll ever get to a point where you make enough money to feel a sense of financial freedom? If you’re currently living beyond your means, the truth is, you may never get to that point, regardless of your...

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Unusual Ways to Improve Concentration and Increase Productivity

February 26, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Unusual Ways to Improve Concentration and Increase ProductivityIn our fast-paced, competitive society, discovering ways to be more productive is in high-demand. There are countless productivity-related smartphone apps available and the website ProductiveMindset.com, which was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Christopher Spence offers tips on how to get...

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4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Home Improvements

February 21, 2013 / Stephanie Taylor Christensen
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Home ImprovementsWhether you’re sprucing up your home because the lagging real estate market has left you no choice but to “stay put” for a few more years, or you’re simply ready to take your home’s appearance to a new level, making...

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