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Big Impact Savings Strategies and Advice

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 11, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Source: Flickr Fred Schebesta writes for Savings Account Finder where he helps people save money and compare savings accounts. When you are saving for a goal or to build up a ... (more)

When it Snows, it Snows Money

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 10, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Source: Flickr It has been quite the cold winter so far throughout the whole country, specifically in the northeast.  Coming from NY and going to school in PA I am used to frigid ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Roundup

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 7, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Welcome to 2010!  We finally made it and wow is it a cold one.  This winter sure seems to be colder than recent years and it doesn’t look like there are any signs to it ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Twitter Chat: Unemployment

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 5, 2010 at 10:30 pm
It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week I have @frugalnyc from Frugal NYC co-hosting with ... (more)

Huge Giveaway at Money Crashers with $4367+ in Prizes

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 4, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Hello everyone and welcome to the new decade, 2010.  I am so excited and I know you are as we kick start this brand new decade.  It’s hard to believe 10 years of the new ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Twitter Chat: Scholarships

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 29, 2009 at 10:30 pm
It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @monroeonabudget from Monroe on a Budget ... (more)

Why Sometimes Overspending Can be Worth it

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 28, 2009 at 10:30 pm
If “unfriend” is the term of the year by Webster’s dictionary, “frugality” would win the award from the personal finance community.  It has been ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Twitter Chat

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 22, 2009 at 10:30 pm
It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @breakingeven from Breaking Even co-hosting ... (more)

Funny Money Grubbing Secret Tips From All of You

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 22, 2009 at 11:30 am
Everyone is trying to save a little bit of money somehow, and sometimes are developing little tactics to cut corners in doing so.   There is nothing wrong with it, and people ... (more)

How to Fit Life Insurance in Your Budget

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December 21, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Source: Flickr
This is a guest post by Aaron Pinkston who created Clarifinancial (www.clarifinancial.com) to make buying life insurance easier and better. It is the only way to

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Winner of Book Giveaway: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 21, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Congratulations to Wendy who was selected at random to be the winner of the Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel book giveaway.  This is definitely an enjoyable book to read and timely ... (more)

10 Ways to Prepare Financially If You Suspect You’ll Be Laid Off

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 20, 2009 at 10:30 pm
This is a guest post by Kris from Credit Card Compare, an Australian credit card comparison website. Source: Flickr In today’s uncertain economic environment, a pink slip ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Roundup

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December 17, 2009 at 10:30 pm

A storm is brewing.  In the DC Metro area this weekend is supposed to bring some major snow to the area, something that is unusual but I am looking forward to.  It is always

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Is Now the Time to Buy or Rent a Home?

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 16, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Source: Craig’s shelter in solo isolation in the jungle In the early 2000’s, the housing market was doing well and most people who bought a home during this time believed ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Twitter Chat

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 15, 2009 at 10:30 pm
It’s that time of the week again to unite the personal finance community with our ongoing Twitter chat sessions.  This week we have @doughroller from Dough Roller co-hosting ... (more)

Book Giveaway: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 14, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Last week I reviewed the hilarious and easy to read finance book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel by Phil Villarreal.  The book gives readers dirty little money grubbing secrets ... (more)

5 Ways to Be Creative and Save Money this Holiday

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 14, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Source: Flickr This is a guest post by Charissa Cowart from eBillme | Secure Cash Payments This holiday season you’re probably trying to find ways to spend less but still show ... (more)

Weekly Personal Finance Roundup

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 11, 2009 at 6:30 am
BCS bowl season is here and even though my beloved Penn State Nittany Lions will not be going to a major bowl, everyone is excited to see the great finale to the college football ... (more)

Personal Finance Twitter Chat Recap

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December 10, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Wednesday night was the first ever personal finance Twitter chat.  I co-hosted the chat with @wisebread from Wisebread.com and this weeks topic was Holiday Savings.  The chat

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Book Review: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 9, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Some try to live by the phrase “if you ain’t cheating, then you ain’t trying.”  Phil Villareal author of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel and writer for ... (more)

The Gift of Time: Start Saving for Next Year’s Holidays!

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 8, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Debbie Dragon is a freelance writer providing articles for billeater.com, a site that combines articles about saving money with real tools, like the ability to compare insurance ... (more)

Personal Finance Twitter Chat on Wednesday Dec 9th

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 7, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The popular social networking tool Twitter is a great channel to interact with other people from around the world to network, learn about new information and articles, and well….to ... (more)

Why You Want to Take Advantage of the Home Buyer Tax Credit

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 7, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Source: Flickr If you are looking to buy a home in the near future, there are tax credits that have been set up by the government that you might be eligible for. There are two ... (more)

BudgetPulse at Tech Cocktail DC

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 4, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Frank Gruber of Somewhat Frank put on another incredible event last night at Left Bank in Adams Morgan in DC where the entire tech community of DC took part in the fabulous quarterly ... (more)

College Students and How They Fall Into Debt Traps

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
December 2, 2009 at 10:30 pm
By Heaven Stubblefield Source: Flickr Once a student leaves home for college, they have a lot more freedom than what they’ve been used to and even if their parents have tried ... (more)