Archive for September, 2009


$25 More for Ohio 529 Accounts

Posted by Madison on September 18th, 2009

The College Advantage Ohio 529 plan really wants to give away Free Money! In addition to the Ohio 529 College Advantage $25 sign up bonus, they’re giving $25 more to sign up for electronic funds transfer. How to Get Your $25 Start a new recurring monthly electronic funds transfer (EFT) by January 31, 2010. Contribute [...]

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MonaVie Trying to Sue, Retirement, and Debt

Posted by Madison on September 17th, 2009

This week, I’ve been busy following the legal developments for a fellow writer and friend of mine. You know him as Lazy Man of Lazy Man and Money. Awhile back he asked if MonaVie is a Scam? His wife was recruited to sell the juice blend, which runs around $40 a week, and is part [...]

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How to Convert from Microsoft Money to Quicken

Posted by Brian on September 16th, 2009

This week I took on the task of converting my Microsoft Money account information to Quicken Premier 2009. The process was fairly straightforward thanks to detailed information provided by Intuit (the makers of Quicken). It took about an hour to get Quicken completely set up and ready to use. Are you a former Microsoft Money user who [...]

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Put Off to Tomorrow What You Can Spend Today

Posted by Joe on September 15th, 2009

OK…I splurged this week. I spent $1,000 on landscaping and didn’t buy a single plant, flower, or shrub. It was almost purely cosmetic. I was just getting tired spending as much time weed wacking my yard as I do cutting the grass. It was a project that most people would have done in one shot [...]

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5 Ways to Access Extra Cash

Posted by Jill on September 14th, 2009

We talk a lot about budgeting and making frugal choices – but what happens when you do everything right and still find yourself coming up short month after month? Or maybe your day-to-day cash flow is fine, but you find yourself needing cash to do things generally deemed financially smart – things like paying an [...]

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