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Do You Have Money-Toxic Friendships? Avoid Stress And Peer Pressure
**Today’s guest post is contributed by LearnVest **. We couldn’t help but feel a twinge of both pity and schadenfreude when we found out that Britney Spears was a source of inspiration for Gwyneth Paltrow’s self-destructive, alcoholic character in Country Strong . You know how some people just bring you down? Certain friends may be physically or emotionally toxic a la Britney, and, alas, some can be financially toxic. Do You Have A Money-Toxic Friend
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How Do You Know When A Sale Isn’t A Sale?
**Today’s guest post is contributed by LearnVest **. “Sale” is a hard word to resist. It implies that you’re lucky, you’re smart, and you’re one-upping everyone else in desperate need of, say, an iPhone 4. But anyone who has plunged into a sale and emerged with an armful of items never to be used (we remember one particularly poignant frying pan from IKEA) knows that the magic s-word can entice you to spend money you wouldn’t have otherwise—and there’s nothing lucky about that. Stores Can Be Tricky. So when isn’t a sale a sale
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Save Money On Your Mortgage in 5 Minutes
**Welcome to 5 Minute Mondays here at Credit Karma Bootcamp: Your 31-Day Credit Health Plan.** Owning a home is arguably the biggest, most expensive purchase you will make in your lifetime. Monthly mortgage payments alone take the biggest chunk of change out of homeowners’ wallets, and for many, it’s more than they can shoulder. The on-going foreclosure fiasco is yet another blow to the housing market
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3 Ways to Save Money While Losing Weight
If you’re overweight, you know how difficult it can be to have the dedication and will power to stick to a new way of eating and exercising.
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7 Ways to Save Money on Your Summer Energy Bill
As the temperatures rise, so do energy bills. Between the costs of gas, increasing food prices and the general downturn of the economy, you may be looking for ways to cut down your monthly expenses
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7 Cheap Family Escapes for Summer 2008
This time of year brings out the traveler in us all.
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5 Ways To Save Money On Your Video Gaming Addiction