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When the holidays are over, when the toys are old and tossed aside, when the wind and snow are howling outside, and the kids are wailing “ I'm bored” what can you do to entertain and educate them?Here are five - no or low cost examples of things to do that actively involve you and your child ...

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Categories : Go Frugal

Many thanks to Canadian Finance Blog for including my post, Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home Part 5 at the Canadian Finance Carnival #68.Also, thanks to Passive Income to Retire for including my post, Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources: Solar Power in the Yakezie Carnival .The Skilled Investor included my post, Planning How to Buy ...

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How to Invest Like an Extreme Couponer

Thursday, December 29th, 2011
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I'm sure you've seen these shoppers, these are the people that clip coupons until their little fingers can't clip any more. They spend time finding the best deals to go with their coupons. There is a skill to being an extreme couponer. From what I understand, it takes practice and diligence. Sometimes you have to ...

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Categories : Money Tips

How to Throw a Green Party

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
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Entertaining doesn’t have to be damaging to the environment, nor do you have to limit the fun to throw a green party. Being aware and choosing to make better environmental choices are good ways to start turning things around for our planet. So check out these great tips on how to throw a green party ...

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Categories : Go Green

How to Get a Salary Raise

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
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For employees, the only way to earn more money than they are already earning is to either get a promotion or get a raise. Most of the time, asking for a raise is more likely than getting promoted, so we end up battling within ourselves whether it’s time to approach our boss, or if we ...

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Categories : Career Tips

Is A Penny Saved A Penny Earned?

Monday, December 26th, 2011
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I remember when I started my first business, circa 1992. Before I officially set up shop, I made sure I had two important things: a beautifully crafted, market-tested sign and the drive to make millions.My lemonade stand crushed it that summer. The sign – which consisted of glitter, glue and notebook paper (not even the ...

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Categories : Money Tips

Investing with the Santa Claus Rally

Friday, December 23rd, 2011
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Have you been watching the markets lately? If you are getting into investing then you should be keeping up with how the stock market is doing each day or at least week to week. For those of us that are buy and hold investors, checking in on the market's performance on a month to month ...

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Categories : Money Tips

Many thanks to Canadian Finance Blog for including Marie’s post, Put Yourself on the Path of Happiness this Holiday Season at the Canadian Finance Carnival #67Also, thanks to My Personal Finance Journey for including my post, The 30K Challenge: Online Money Bloggers in the Yakezie Carnival .Help Me to Save included my post, Saving Money ...

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How to Bake Cheap Holiday Cookies and Breads

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
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Holiday baked goods can make an excellent gift – for someone on your list, or to take to the cookie exchange at work.  However, unless you are careful, those baked goods can break the budget.To be economical, avoid the special flours, the real butter, chocolate, nuts and other special ingredients.  Dress up a plain product ...

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Categories : Go Frugal

Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home 5

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
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*This is a continuation of a series of workouts you can do at home. *As I mentioned previously, earlier in the year, I wrote a post called Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home that shared one of the workouts that my hubby and I do at home. The article went viral online. It got over 20 thousand ...

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Categories : Get Healthy