Resolution Solution – Reduce Your Bills

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Guess what? If you cut your spending by $13 a day, you’ll save $400 a month and $4800 a year! Pay attention to the little expenses because they really do add up. Let’s get started by reducing your utility and insurance bills. All it takes are a few phone calls, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised … Read more

Yes, You Can Get out of Debt – 4 Strategies to Get You Started

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Dave Ramsey, the renowned financial expert, author and speaker who helps people get out of debt, describes debt-free people as wise, responsible and willing to make sacrifices. They know that budget cuts are temporary and necessary, and they’re willing to sacrifice now to live a debt-free life later. If you want to live without debt, … Read more

How Much Car Can You Afford?

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If you live in an area with reliable public transportation, you are able to weigh whether the costs associated with car ownership is worth it. The American Society of Civil Engineers reports that 45 percent of American households lack access to public transportation, and if you’re part of that, then having a car becomes far … Read more

Money Saving Motivation!

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I named my blog The Budget Diet because saving money is so much like dieting! Diets require effort. Saving money requires effort. Diets are successful when you change your eating habits. Saving money becomes easier when you change you spending habits. When we go on a diet, we give up some of our favorite foods … Read more

Gourmet Dog Food for a Fraction of the Cost

Gourmet dog foods are popping up everywhere! There’s a refrigerated dog food case in my grocery, and a Whole Food Pet Market down the street. Nutritionally, these products are great. Affordable? Not so much. In fact, more of these foods cost more than my dinner!

Best Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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We try to teach our kids to count their money, and give them weekly allowances, hoping that witnessing the exchange of money for goods will help them learn the value of a dollar, but it can be hard to teach finances to little people who’ve never worked for a paycheck or had to pay bills. … Read more