Category: Money
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Financial Peer Pressure
Before you read, L-I-S-T-E-N to this!!!! Over the years, I’ve noticed that moment when each of my children started caring about what other people think of them. One by one, I’ve watched as the opinions of others become a big deal in their own decision-making. As smart, mature adults, we have a term for that: peer…
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Buyer Beware – Budget Travel Sites
Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline This was a headline I read this morning in the New York Times. It’s true that most people are not brand-loyal when they travel and will search all sorts of 3rd party sites to get the best “at-the-moment” deal. A few days ago I even told you about…
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PayPal me
How do you transfer money to family and friends? If you’re lucky (and smart) you wouldn’t engage in those type of activities. My mom always says, “Don’t loan and don’t borrow.” #agree! But, in some cases you don’t have a choice. Maybe someone buys a concert ticket for you so you can sit together or…
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THE Best Kept Travel Secret
I love to travel. I would go to more and more new places if I could… maybe that dream will come true! Tonight, while doing a random Google search – and after all these years – I discovered a new way to search for and find the cheapest flight available. Given how much I’ve written…
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Amazon Subscribe & Save
I’m all for life hacks – those are the things people invent, make up or just do, to get rid of mundane tasks in their lives. One extreme example, wearing the same outfit everyday, was made famous by the late Apple CEO & billionaire Steve Jobs, adopted by Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and was recently reported…
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