Works for Me Wednesday

Save Money for College through Upromise

January 21, 2009
Upromise.com

Do you want to help your kids or grandkids pay for college when it’s time for them to go? Or do you already have a Sallie Mae student loan that you’d love to get help paying for? Then, UPromise is perfect for you! It’s a free program where you earn money for …

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Works for Me Wednesday – Compare Insurance Rates

January 14, 2009

Every so often (usually when my insurance rate goes up about $50 or more for a 6-month period), I’ll compare my auto (and homeowners) insurance rate to that of other companies to see if I’m getting the best deal. How do I do it?Go directly to the insurer’s website to get a quote (or …

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Works for Me Wednesday – Stop Junk Mail

January 7, 2009

Do you get tons of junk mail everyday? Do you want to eliminate some of it? I dislike junk mail for several reasons (besides the obvious…that it’s junk):Junk mail wastes resources (paper to print and gas to deliver).Junk mail wastes my time, even though it’s ultimate destination is my trash…I still have to …

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Works for Me Wednesday – Planning for Tax Season

December 17, 2008

As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes”. As the year comes to an end, we all have to prepare to file our taxes. Here are some things that you can do to make tax season a little bit easier.Make sure that you make any charitable contributions (both cash and non-cash) …

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Finding the True Meaning of Christmas

December 10, 2008

Every Christmas, my mom hangs a laminated copy of the above Family Circus comic strip on her fridge to remind the family that Christmas is not about all the other things, like shopping, gifts, food, and Santa. Christmas is about Baby Jesus. Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of ideas to help …

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Thanksgiving and Family

November 26, 2008

Retailers seem to want us to forget about Thanksgiving and just skip straight to Christmas (except for day after Thanksgiving sales). Even on my blog, I seem to focus on Christmas only (but only because I’m trying to plan ahead so I can celebrate the true meaning of Christmas). But, Thanksgiving deserves our full attention, [...]

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Works for Me Wednesday – Keeping Track of Your Christmas Gifts

November 19, 2008

Have you ever started wrapping your Christmas gifts and found out that you had way too many gifts for one person because you forgot about several gifts you purchased for them throughout the year? I haven’t had that happen to me (yet), but one year my mom purchased some perfume as a gift for …

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Giving Items to Charity

November 12, 2008

This time of year, with the holidays coming, we usually take time to remember those who are less fortunate. There are food drives for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, toy drives for Christmas, etc. I fully support participating in those drives to help others enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, I also believe in giving year-round. Especially [...]

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