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Keeping Up With the Jonses: Wedding / Bat Mitzvah Edition
Posted in Consumerism on 11 January 2008

I’m in the process of planning my wedding. I’ve read a lot of blogs and websites about wedding planning and such, and I keep hearing numbers that make me want to hide my head and cry.
The average wedding costs $30,000 (depending on who you talk to you, you can hear that the average is anywhere [...]

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Prepare Your Own Taxes and Save Money
Posted in Save Money on 10 January 2008

There’s a TV spot I’ve seen a couple of times in the past week: a man informs his wife that he can’t figure out their taxes. She suggests that he asks for help, to underline the point that, because he decided to do their taxes himself, he doesn’t have access to any help. These sorts [...]

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Review: The Little Book That Makes You Rich
Posted in Reviews on 9 January 2008

When I was contacted to review The Little Book That Makes You Rich, I jumped on the opportunity. Come on, with a title like that how can you not read the book? The author is Louis Navellier, is an all-star growth stock picker. According to the book, his recommendations, which are published in Emerging Growth, [...]

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Three Tips for Negotiations
Posted in Consumerism on 8 January 2008

Who wants to pay full price, whether on a major real estate deal or on a can of beans? But there are only a few options to avoiding the price tag: You can wait, and hope that the price drops, taking a chance that your opportunity to buy will disappear entirely. Or, you can negotiate [...]

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8 Free Ways To Lose Weight Forever
Posted in Lifestyle, Motivational on 7 January 2008

Now that the holidays are over, its the beginning of the weight lost season. I started eating like there was no tomorrow during the past 2 months. I also strayed away from my normal healthy routine, so now I’m getting back on track. Many people decide to join a gym around this time, only to [...]

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