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Cruises, a Frugal Vacation?

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When I got married last year, I had this brilliant plan for a honeymoon - a cruise. It simply couldn’t miss - seven days of all inclusive lodging and food for $542 a person. While we could have looked at more…

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Play the Annual Invest Lazy Man’s Money Game

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Last year, around this time, I asked readers to invest my money. I’ve decided to turn this into an annual post - at least as long as I qualify for a Roth IRA.
Requisite Financial Background:

I have $4000 from my…

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Budgeting for a Tank

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I have a confession to make. I have had a tank on my Amazon wish-list for over two and a half years now. As Lazy as I am, it’s time for me to make this a reality. No it’s not a hot water tank or a fish tank -…

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Hack Your Credit Score?

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When I was at Prosper’s annual conference, CEO Chris Larsen flashed through an interesting slide. It showed a borrow with a grade D credit score having gotten a loan at 1% interest. This is far from the norm. Often…

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Feeling Poor: Here Are The Two Largest Reasons Why

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In a personal finance forum I frequent, a person posted a link to a survey of what people are looking for in personal finance tools. There were a new member to the forum. Since they hadn’t contributed anything to…

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