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Month: February 2012

A Simple and Effortless Method to save money off your gas fill-ups

Posted on February 16, 2012 by budgetsense

If you are paying cash, don’t fill it up 100%, instead stop at 98% or 99%! Let me explain why: If it is going to cost you $65 to fill up your car, you should stop at $64.75 or $64.90 etc.  Why? Assuming you are paying with cash, this will get you a few cents…

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Easy solution to reduce spending: two bank accounts

Posted on February 12, 2012 by budgetsense

Do you find yourself spending your paycheck within a few days and then nothing is left to pay off your bills, let alone for savings? There is a simple solution: having two bank accounts. One will be your central and main account, where your paycheck is deposited. You will use this to pay off bills….

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Don’t feel Envious of all the new Facebook Billionaires, learn from them!

Posted on February 5, 2012February 7, 2012 by budgetsense

Feeling all depressed and envious reading and hearing all the endless talk about Facebook’s 100 billion IPO? Don’t be, or at least try not to. As much as I believe the hype and valuations are highly unjustified, I still say good for Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg. To be able to create a company…

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