Ways To Make Your Money Go Further Each Month: At the start of every year, people make all sorts of promises to themselves. They will make more. They will save more. And they will be smarter with their money. Yet by this point in the year, many of us are wondering what happened, and where
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When most people think about starting a budget (and if you haven’t already set up a family budget, you really SHOULD!), they think about keeping track of how much money they need and how much they’re spending. Those who really give this a lot of thought consider which budgeting system might work best for them, or
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I have a question for you: How many bank accounts do you have? And if you’re married or partnered, how many bank accounts does your relationship/household have? Used to be, people got married and merged finances (and, well, actually, legally the husband usually owned it all anyway – I’ll never forget hearing my mama talk
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How to Reduce Cell Phone Bill and Avoid Monthly Over-Limit Charges: Most adults have at least one smart device with a data plan these days. Add in other family members, and you’ve got even more devices. And as the number of devices multiplies, your monthly cell phone bill can quickly skyrocket out of control. That’s
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Raise your hand if your family budget has been feeling more and more squeezed in recent years. I don’t know about your household, but I don’t know ANYONE whose salary has even come close to keeping up with the rate of inflation. Dear Husband, who is a mathematician by training, calculated that his salary has
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OK, pop quiz: Raise your hand if budgeting is your FAVE thing to do in your spare time! No takers? That’s what I thought. If your life as a busy mama is anything like mine, juggling family responsibilities and household finances, keeping track of your spending, and staying on budget can feel like a constant
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No matter where your family stands financially, who doesn’t like to spend less money when they can? I love a good bargain, and I especially love finding money-saving tips for those everyday purchases, like groceries, that everyone needs to buy. But let’s face it, the past few years have made it a lot harder for families
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My Seven Favorite Ways to Save Money on Groceries: I love a morning of leisurely shopping as much as anyone. But ever since I became a parent, running errands has become more like a tactical strike operation. While single me would spend an hour of Sunday afternoon browsing store ads for the best deals, parent
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Could You Save Money On Your Energy Bills? How much do you spend each month on your basic utilities – your electricity, water, and natural gas or other heating fuel? I’ve met few people who wouldn’t like to lower these bills. Whether your goal is to save the planet or just to save money, there
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Cut Costs At Home With These Easy Hacks: How’s your family budget doing? Do you find yourself having to make the same amount of money stretch a little further, month by month and year by year, than it did before? How do you tighten your belts and keep costs under control? There are the classic
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How to Lower Electric Bills in Seven Easy Steps, Starting Today: Earth Day (April 22) is just around the corner. And whether you’re most conscious of conserving energy every April, you’ve had a recent sticker shock has prompted you to save on energy bills, or conserving natural resources is always a priority, we all can
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As longtime readers know, I generally don’t publish guest posts on Super Mom Hacks. The one exception is when I ask a longtime blogging colleague to help hold down the fort while I’m away. Hence I’m thrilled to bring back my blogging friend Sarah Brumley, who blogs over at the Sarah Brumley Blog (formerly Lemon
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Traveling with kids doesn’t have to break the bank. There are lots of ways to save money when traveling with kids (or without them, for that matter!) that I’ve learned, sometimes from my own genius mama, sometimes from my own trial and error. Not all of these will work for all kids in all stages,
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I’m a hard-core fan of children’s resale events, or what we refer to as “Baby Consignment Sale” in our house. Since this week’s post coincides with my first fall event, I thought a little peek into why I (and so many other mamas) LOVE these events was appropriate. What are consignment sales, and how can
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