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In general, people want to make financially responsible decisions when they go shopping. Often times, I look at two apparently identical items that priced differently.  On some occasions, the difference between two products is as obvious as the price.  The question is: should you buy the cheaper item or the more expensive one?  Do you [...]

The other day I was helping a friend prepare for a personal finance presentation to a group. I suggested that she break up her presentation with a group activity so that the session is more interactive. I don’t know if she will use my suggestion or not. However, I want to share the idea with [...]

Last week, Moolanomy’s Extra Income Guide was featured as part of the 25 most helpful articles written by PF bloggers, and it was also part of the Free Money Finance March Madness, Round 1, Posts 1-4 competition.  Thank you Bob and FMF.  It’s an honor to be included in the list and be part of [...]

Hello everyone and welcome to 155th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Initially, I had a plan to make this a more unique and interesting carnival, but my sister and her family came up from Virginia for a surprised visit. As a result, I opted to spend more time with my family and less [...]

My parents do most of the grocery shopping in my household. Although I do buy occasionally, I never bothered to sign up for one of those discount cards offered by supermarkets and convenience drug stores.

Discount Cards Are Great
Ever since my wife gave birth, I found myself running to CVS more often. So I figured I [...]

This is a guest post from Paidtwice of I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…
As his readers most likely know, Pinyo and his wife are expecting a baby. In fact, why you’re seeing this post I wrote for Pinyo is most likely because they’ve had the baby and are off in the hospital or at home [...]

1. Make a list and stick to it – planning is important
You can make the list based on what you need plus what is on sale by looking at the circulars for where you are going. Menu planning for your week by what is on sale in the circular can really save you a lot [...]