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Use Evernote to Capture Receipts

August 26, 2010

Capturing receipts is an important part of understanding how money is flowing through your pockets. In the following screencast I show you how I use Evernote to quickly capture a receipt, then apply tags so I can recall the receipt super duper quick. If you don’t know about Evernote (www.evernote.com), it’s a program that can [...]

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How to Adjust Tax Withholdings

February 25, 2010

I’m sure most people have heard the terms Tax Withholdings and W-4s. After receiving my tax refund I decided to see how I could adjust my taxes in order to not receive a refund next year. First we need to get everyone on the same page and understand the differences between the terms listed above. [...]

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How to Create Sinking Funds

February 9, 2010

One of the best method I have applied to my budget is the Sinking Fund. A sinking fund can best be described as a pool of money that is set aside to cover future payments. Think of it as a piggy bank that you put money into and when the time comes you get to [...]

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Shop Around for Car Insurance

January 28, 2010

There has been a ton of people writing about insurance, and how to lower the premiums you pay. These posts have had perfect timing as I have just received my renewal statement. I almost fell out of my chair after reading it. I have a 2002 GMC Envoy that is paid for. The value of [...]

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How to Calculate Net Worth

January 26, 2010

Figure out your Net Worth The simplest may to see how you are doing financially is to calculate your net worth. Don’t worry it’s quite easy. You can use a blanks sheet of paper or fire up that Apple IIe and get cranking in a spreadsheet program. By the way Financial Samurai has an Apple [...]

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Friday Frugal Tip – Homebrewing Beer

January 22, 2010

Today we are going to look at the frugalness of Homebrewing Beer. I have never homebrewed beer myself, but “the Dad” who runs the website ClimbingOut suggested that I write a post about it. Never willing to pass up a great idea I thought it would educational and fun to explore the possiblity that homebrewing [...]

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Untemplater | Shatter the Status Quo

January 12, 2010

What do you want to be when you grow up? If you can’t view the video, here’s a written snapshot of it. The video is a commercial that aired in 1999 during the Superbowl. The commercial was produced by Monster.com and is titled “When I Grow Up.” It shows a few kids talking about what [...]

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How-To Enter the MoneyCrashers 2010 New Year Give Away Bash

January 6, 2010

If you haven’t heard by now, Money Crashers is running a HUGE 2010 New Yeay give away. There is $5,400 up for grabs in cash and prizes. I love give aways and this one has some very creative ways to enter. There are so many ways to enter, I had to take some time to [...]

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How-to Set Up a Car Maintenance Plan and Budget

January 5, 2010

No long ago, Mr. Murphy paid me a visit in the form of a vehicle problem. Our 2002 GMC Envoy needed some service to the tune of $1,600. I wrote a post about it to ask PF bloggers how to handle the hit to the emergency fund. I learned that many budget minded people either [...]

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