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Cash Money: How I Made $883 This Weekend
Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living.I’m addicted to free money…..
Good morning, Club Thrifty enthusiasts!
Another beautiful weekend has come to an end and it’s Monday.  Again.  This Monday is particularly brutal for me since Greg is out of town for four days on a cross country adventure with my brother…

I walked by a chiropractor’s office a few weeks ago where a sign hung in the window that read, “Pain is Not a Lifestyle.” The meaning of the sign was obviously referring to physical pain. There is no need to walk through life in pain when the people inside the office can relieve it for you…

A goal of mine…
Hey everyone! Happy Monday. The weekend went by way too quickly. Saturday was a pretty productive day and I was able to do a decent amount of freelancing projects.
On Sunday, I went to a bridal shower for my good friend and it was a lot of fun.
I know that I was supposed to post our engagement photos last Wednesday, but I’m still working on finishing that post up, so those will be here either tomorrow or Wednesday…

Were you ever bullied in school? Told you couldn’t do something? Someone ever hurt you? Maybe the people who bullied you weren’t really at fault. Or maybe the people who ignored you weren’t meaning to ignore you. But either way you felt like killing someone, right?

I know that there have been people that I truly disliked…

After you read today’s post, please head on over to the Tour de Personal Finance  at  My Personal Finance Journey and vote for “Time” in Sprint #1. Now on to the post…
Last month I wrote about how to invest in stocks hoping and planning to turn it into a little mini- series on investing in the stock market…

Good morning Dinks.  Last week I told you about my recent trip to Niagara Falls with my boyfriend Nick and I asked Dinks – how you plan your time during your couple’s vacations?  Nick and I stayed in Niagara Falls for a week and we had a really great time, but that’s not to say that everything went exactly as planned…

Get it?
If you’re new to Money Life and More, in December 2012 we decided it was time to open up to you, my readers, and shared our very first debt update.
Student Loan Debt Update – July 2013
This is the last student loan update before we get married! Tori made great progress toward her student loan debt this month, but we’ll be making even more progress next month after we combine our finances…

Unfortunately bill payments are a part of everyday adult life, whether it is your mobile phone bill, your electricity bill or your car insurance bill they all need paying and they are all going to cost you money.

One thing I always look at when making bill payments is the payment frequency. Many companies allow you to pay your bills either monthly, quarterly, half yearly or annually…

Price matching can be a big money-saver, but you need to be able to navigate the fine print. For example, I saved more than 50 percent recently on a camera memory card purchase when Target matched Amazon’s $16.56 price, knocking down Target’s original price of $34.99. Ever better: I didn’t have to wait for shipping…

Coca Cola (KO) is is the world’s largest producer of soft drink concentrates and syrups, as well as the world’s biggest producer of juice and juice-related products.  Coca Cola’s products are sold in over 200 countries world wide and it owns or licenses over 500 brands.  You’re probably already aware of many Coca Cola products, but did you know that they also make Fanta, Full Throttle, Sprite, Barq’s, Pibb Xtra, Mello Yello, Tab, Fresca, and Aquarius…

When I became serious about kicking the remainder of my debt to the curb this year, I started having some moments of déjà vu during the process.  Then, it hit me that it was a lot like losing the excess weight I had in my 20′s, and how the same principles I applied from weight loss is transferable to debt loss…

Divorce is a difficult decision, and many people neglect focusing on their finances when they decide to end a marriage. For this reason, Preparing for Divorce: 5 Smart Financial Tips offers suggestions for preparing yourself financially. Open a Separate Bank Account The first step in preparing for divorce is to open separate bank accounts…

Have you ever seen that show “extreme cheapstakes” on the Learning Channel? The premise of the show is featuring people who do extreme things to save money. Obviously, as the title implies, the producers chose the most “extreme” frugalistas they can find to follow around.
I remember watching one episode where a woman in NYC “dumpster dives” (pulls food out of the trash) and serves the “meal” to a friend and his unexpecting girlfriend…

This is a guest post from Dan Garner.  Dan shares ideas for meaningful living at  http://zenpresence.com . Dan believes that everything we do matters and that we all have the potential to make a difference.
Are you in a job that you hate or maybe the stress is killing you?  I was. I can tell you how I escaped and lived to tell about it…

After finishing my 4th triathlon recently, I’ve come to realize that triathletes are a lot like investors. How on earth can I compare sweaty athletes in Lycra to well groomed investors sitting in front of their computers? If you think about it, I believe you will agree that being in a triathlon and investing have many similarities…

(Photo credit: Thomas Hawk)
Let me say this up-front. I am extraordinarily happy that my wife and I bought the extended warranty for our new tv last year. Personal finance gurus like to tell you that an extended warranty is a waste of money. And sometimes they are. But for certain items, a service plan is worth the money…

So, I’ve been waiting to join this challenge for a few months now.  I originally thought that I could only do it in January or July, but I may have made that up because I can’t find it anywhere now.  Many of you probably know all about the Yakezie network, but for those who don’t it’s the web’s largest personal finance and lifestyle blog network…

I was thinking the other day about how much multitasking that I do on a regular basis.  I constantly work on multiple projects at work due to the nature of my job and that works for me.  I feel a little out of it if I don’t have multiple projects going on all at once.  That being said, I can only handle so much before I become ineffective…