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Financial Advice from My Grandma

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My grandma grew up during the Great Depression. However, she was largely insulated from the economic effects because she lived with her wealthy aunts. Then, she married my grandpa, who came from a large family without a lot of money. My grandpa joked that he had to teach her everything about money, but she was a good student. By the time I was born, she had been frugal and … [Read more...] about Financial Advice from My Grandma

Tip Of The Day: Track Your Finances

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Here is a pro tip for you: tracking your finances works. This is because what gets measured, gets managed. If you want to improve your investing returns, track how your investments are doing. If you want to reduce your debts, write down how much you owe and track it. If you want to improve your income, track your income. This also works for the non-monetary … [Read more...] about Tip Of The Day: Track Your Finances

Tip Of The Day: Grocery Store Customer Service Desks May Redeem Your Coupons

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Hello All, Here is a tip for you.  If you have grocery coupons, but you forgot to use them during your shopping trip.  Bring your coupons and your receipt the grocery store. The customer service desk may be able to credit your coupons to your rewards account, or they might be able to give you cash back. More reading here: Tip Of The Day: Save Those Plastic Shopping … [Read more...] about Tip Of The Day: Grocery Store Customer Service Desks May Redeem Your Coupons

How to Prevent Arguing with Your Spouse about Money

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The Beatles sang, “All you need is love,” but when it comes to a successful marriage, you need much more than that.  Finding a spouse who matches your lifestyle and beliefs is important, especially when it comes to money management.  Money issues are often a significant factor in divorce, so to keep your marriage intact, learning skills to prevent arguing with your spouse about … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Arguing with Your Spouse about Money

I Love Fintech, or Small Business Bonds For The Win

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A few weeks back, I took some of the holiday gift money I'd received and put it into small business bonds.  I did this via a neat, if not somewhat risky fintech I'd discovered last year. Well, it seems like the bonds are starting to get processed and issued.  I just received this in my email today:   Even though its electronic, its nice to get the actual bond … [Read more...] about I Love Fintech, or Small Business Bonds For The Win

Frugal Brag of the Week: $20 Worth of Groceries for Free

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If you're like me, you're probably looking to stretch your dollar as far as it will go.  Well here is a win I wanted to share with Dinks readers. The story is I got a gift card for Christmas, but hadn't used it all. It had about $20 dollars left on it.  I needed groceries and didn't want to pay full retail.  So, I checked my local Kroger circular online and identified a … [Read more...] about Frugal Brag of the Week: $20 Worth of Groceries for Free