For me, saying no to impulsive purchases is a good way to start saving money and stay within my budget.  This applies to both larger and smaller purchases.  I was on my way home from the gym last night and was not looking forward to the blandness of my usual dinner of chicken, broccoli and oatmeal […]

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Peter Goodman at the New York Times wrote a very interesting article today about a shift in consumers’ approach to spending money in lieu of uncertain economic times.
…the freewheeling days of credit and risk may have run their course — at least for a while and perhaps much longer — as a period of involuntary […]

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Splurging on $100 pair of shoes or an equally expensive pocketbook was at one time my weekend activity. The occasion? Weather it was a reward or some twisted form of self-medication– I found a reason to spend.
 
Over the years, I have come to learn there are long-term side affects to being a spendaholic.  I no […]

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