Articles by Amanda


It’s November, which means it’s already time to kick off our holiday gift guide series! Tune in every Tuesday for another great year of unique, fun, hard to buy for, and great deal gift ideas for everyone on your list! Holiday Gift Ideas for Travelers My husband and I are travelers. Between the two of [...]

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In August 2011 our credit card number was stolen. My husband and I each have a copy of the credit card, and it was in our possession when the Citibank fraud department called to ask us if we would claim over $400 worth of purchases at a department store. Anyone looking at our purchase history [...]

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There are two ways you can file tax returns if you are married: married filing jointly, or married filing separately. Many married couples file joint tax returns each year and experience either a marriage bonus or a marriage penalty for doing so. The penalty occurs if putting two people’s income together increases their earnings and [...]

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I live in Houston and while it is still in the upper 80s, we can feel that a change of season in the air. Humidity is down, the sun sets at an earlier time each night, it is ten degrees cooler, and the kids have gone back to school. What an exciting time! Finding ways [...]

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Is couponing apart of your dollar plan? It’s an integral part of ours. Walmart has a new price match policy that is bound to turn some heads, especially here in Houston where Kroger has recently stopped doubling and tripling coupons and many stores are no longer accepting coupons printed from home. In a nutshell, you [...]

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