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For sure, there are going to be a lot of iPods, iPads, and the like under the tree this year. Every year, it seems we give even more money to Apple’s bulging backpockets (Apple reportedly has 40 billion in cash reserves – and no stock dividend program). But how about this year actually giving the [...]

A quick search on Twitter for “holiday stress” gave me about 2000 results (my favorite: RT @BaskinRobbins: Retweet this if your remedy for holiday stress is ice cream! – I expect an avalanche of tweets). 18 new tweets on stress came in just as I wrote this article. I thought I was doing really well [...]

What do “Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes“, “The Laws of Money“, “Your Money or Your Life“, “The Millionaire Next Door” and “Your Credit Score” all have in common? These books all made it on to the What to Read Now (and Then) list. Need some new and different gift ideas for the financially [...]

[Author's Note: After less than a month in existence, the Kardashian "kard" has been pulled, due to exorbitant fees and overall bad press.] Now, Pre-Paid Debit Cards that “Fit Your Lifestyle” I’m not sure what kind of lifestyle a teen is said to have (unless you count their willing parents’ contributions), but if the new [...]

Five must-read blog posts about saving money from Bargain Babe: 1–How to wrap a cat for Christmas – This 1:44 video on The Digerati Life is worth watching. 2–A Third of Shoppers Still Haven’t Heard of Cyber Monday – An exclusive national survey by dealnews.com shows what shoppers plan to buy and when. 3–How much [...]

Earth Day (April 22) is Approaching Perhaps you’ve seen those little bumperstickers that say “Carbon Balanced – TerraPass“? Well, if you drive regularly, and who doesn’t, consider going green and buying carbon offsets for all those emissions. According to AAA, each year, the average car emits about 10K pounds in carbon dioxide. And as an [...]

The concept of tithing has long been associated with religion. But couponing? Ann Haney runs a Beginner Couponing Workshop at a United Methodist Church in Tennessee. She began her Living in Abundance couponing in 2009 as a need first for her own family, but it quickly grew into a ministry to others. Combining faith and [...]