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Archive for March, 2008

A free gift for you

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Last summer, Debt-Free-Mom was just a concept. I wanted to create a business that would genuinely impact the lives of others. A few months later I asked Anita if she’d like to join me in this venture, and she was as excited as I was to begin.
Your response has been astounding. Each […]

Why a home warranty is a great idea

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

This time last year I was in the process of purchasing a home after years of being “a renter.” My landlord had just given me a friendly ultimatum: Buy the house we were currently living or move by the end of May so he could sell it. I didn’t want to inherit […]

Credit card use doubled in January

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Here’s an alarming statistic: Americans spent twice as much on their credit cards in January 2008 as they did the month previous.
Thanks to the subprime mortgage crisis, people that were using home equity lines of credit are now turning to credit cards.
According to Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. in […]

How to increase your gas mileage by 25 percent

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Have you heard of hypermilers?
I was unfamiliar with them until I came across this MSN money post today.
Hypermilers go to extreme lengths to improve the gas mileage of their vehicles. For example, hypermiler Wayne Gerdes got 200 mpg out of his 60 mpg vehicle.
Normal people like us can’t use many of these techniques but here’s […]

Do you know about freecycle.com?

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

One of our readers, Suzanne, thought this site might be of interest to you: http://freecycle.com/.
I looked at it and it’s full of bargains! You can find freebies and discounted items ranging from clothes to pets. You might want to check it out.
Thanks, Suzanne!

It’s now hip NOT to spend money

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

At least according to this USA Today article:

Most consumers actually feel more pain from these small cuts than from big ones. You miss your daily java jolt a lot more than, say, a new car you’d only hoped to buy sometime this year.
Small cuts can also have a big effect on the economy. If cutting […]