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Automatic Personal Finance

Saving energy in the summer: the challenge

July 30, 2010

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Be sure to leave your comments and suggestions! I read them all! Thanks for visiting!Our electricity bill came the other day. Yikes! We’ve had a somewhat warmer summer here than last year. Not nearly as hot as the Summer of 2007….how I [...]

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Free Printable Worksheets: Monthly Expenses & Monthly Income

December 29, 2009

 Bring on the New Year and a new resolution to keep up with the bookkeeping! Here are two free printable worksheets for you: a monthly expense sheet and a monthly income sheet. No opt-in required…no hoops to jump through, just a free and easy download to get your New Year started off right! Printable Monthly [...]

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Take Advantage of this Last Week for Tax Savings

December 28, 2009

Well, 2009 is coming to and end and you may be looking toward the next few months as you prepare your 2009 tax return. If you own a small business, you may also be looking for some last minute tax deductions. Have you considered pre-paying some of your business expenses in advance before the end [...]

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My review of Vonage and why you NEED to read this before switching to VOIP

December 17, 2009

  After nearly two years of discussing it, my husband and I finally made the switch to Vonage and so far….so good! We had wanted to make the switch to Vonage for quite some time but had some questions and concerns. Hopefully, my review of the service and experience switching will answer some of your [...]

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Laser Printers: A Secret to Saving on Printing

June 4, 2009

My friend Lynette Chandler gave me a piece of advice a few months back, and now I’d like to pass that advice on to you! Lynette recently posted on her site, TechBasedMarketing.com, her tips for saving money on printing by using a laser printer instead of a traditional ink jet printer that most families and [...]

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Prepaid Cell Phone Plans are Cool….Really!

May 11, 2009

Well, it looks like my husband and I have been on the leading edge of a new trend for once in our lives!  I was reading Yahoo News recently and came across and article titled, “Prepaid Wireless Takes Off“, which reinforced what I have said for years: prepaid wireless phone plans are cheap. Not really news [...]

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Sometimes you have to spend money to save money

April 4, 2009

We did it. We bought a standalone freezer. And yes, I”m psyched! We got an AMAZING deal from our local grocery store, of all places, that really made the purchase worthwhile. The cost of the freezer was $159.99 but the freezer also came with coupons (and a gift card) that totalled $160 in value, so we [...]

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