Miranda is a professional personal finance journalist. She is a contributor for several personal finance web sites. Her work has been mentioned in and linked to from, USA Today, The Huffington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. She also has her own personal finance blog: Planting Money Seeds.
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The idea of doing something yourself is an attractive one. You can save money by taking matters into your own hands. However, before you decide that it’s the best idea to do it yourself, consider whether [...]
I have been running my home business for almost six years now. As a result, I am well acquainted with the concept of paying quarterly estimated taxes. Paying quarterly estimated taxes not only keeps the IRS [...]
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Many of us wish that we earned more money at our jobs. However, many of us forget about the compensation that can come from the perks of what we do. Money, they tell us, isn’t everything. [...]
One of the big stories during the recession that followed in the aftermath of the global financial crisis was that more and more people were cutting back and turning to frugality. Faced with financial setbacks, like [...]
Technology has provided us with a number of ways to stay on top of what’s happening in our lives. This, of course, includes our finances. There are a number of online financial management applications that can [...]
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One of the biggest decisions made by couples is whether or not to combine finances. Trying to decide whether or not to pull from a shared pool of money is a big choice to make. When [...]
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