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Aug 15 2008, 02:22 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Frugal Zeitgeist" is a very professional person, so it irritates her to no end when she hears young women talk, like, they're, like, unsure of themselves. She also hates it when their voices go up at the end of every sentence, even when they're not asking a question. This is no way to promote yourself and land a good job. "Stop it. For your own good, I'm begging you to stop it," FZ writes.
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Aug 12 2008, 07:15 PM
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Karen Datko
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In honor of that upcoming blessed event known as the start of the NFL season, we'll point you to RacerX's post "What the Green Bay debacle can teach us" at Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Money. Backstory, short and sweet: Green Bay icon Brett Favre retires, changes his mind, but the Packers have already transitioned to another quarterback. Favre will wear green this season, but the logo will be that of the Jets.
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Aug 01 2008, 01:24 PM
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Karen Datko
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This guest post comes from ConsumerReports.org. With elevated gas prices, many commuters are looking at alternatives to save money. Some people are opting to downsize their vehicle to a smaller, more fuel-efficient car, others are moving to two-wheeled transportation like motorcycles and scooters, and many other commuters are choosing to forfeit the car and take public transportation. However, for those who can't change their means of transportation or don't have access to public transit, a car pool can be a great way to save money by sharing gas and toll costs, providing driving companionship, and, when you alternate driving, saving wear and tear on your car. To gauge the impact gasoline prices have had on American motorists, the Consumer Reports National Research Center recently conducted a random, nationwide Auto Pulse survey.
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Jul 14 2008, 07:00 AM
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Karen Datko
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This guest post comes from Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life. Our family has experienced a few changes over the last couple of years, which has required us to become much more watchful over our finances. My spouse left his job a couple of years ago to start his own company, while I worked at a stable job to assure ourselves a reliable income stream. I stayed with my job for quite a while despite a killer commute. But things got even tighter when I resigned this year due to the commute, for health reasons and in order to seek a better work/life balance. At first, it seemed like a frightening decision that would impact our finances significantly. But it turns out, we've been able to roll with the punches. Savings we built up through the years (particularly during the dot-com boom) plus changes we've made to our spending habits have helped us adjust to a life with less income.
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Jul 03 2008, 10:21 AM
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Karen Datko
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This guest post comes from Randall at Credit Withdrawal. If you work in a major metropolitan area, your daily commute probably eats up a significant part of your day. A half-hour commute (typically about 25 to 30 miles) can easily turn into an hour or more with traffic jams and congestion. if you travel farther, the frustration level just goes up from there. Now that gas has topped $4 a gallon, it's moving from frustration to major hurdle for many people. The combined cost in time and money is causing many people to reconsider their jobs. Add to this the cost of office space, and you would think it would be easy to convince most companies to allow telecommuting as a widespread practice. Not so.
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Jun 25 2008, 06:52 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from partner blog The Dough Roller. Generating multiple streams of income can have a major impact on your finances. Even an extra income of $500 each month could go a long way to paying down debt or increasing your investments. We often hear about the importance of diversifying our investments, but diversifying our income streams is just as important, particularly in difficult economic times. Let me show you just how valuable even an extra $500 per month can be. Then I'll list the factors to consider in deciding how to generate extra income, followed by 10 multiple-income-stream ideas.
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Jun 17 2008, 05:59 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from partner blog Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Nearly two years ago, my then beautiful girlfriend, now my gorgeous wife, quit her job and moved to Maryland. Over the next month, she faced adversity some are now facing -- the seemingly endless futility of searching for a new job. She was jobless for quite a while, sending out dozens of resumes and cover letters a day, and falling deeper into the pit of futility with each passing day. While she didn't have actual financial pain, she felt the pressure of not earning money but still spending it, on rent, groceries, etc. That pressure and her ingenuity resulted in three tips we discussed over dinner the other night.
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May 29 2008, 02:04 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Finance Girl" at Finance Gets Personal has mentioned her problem with being on time before, but we didn't realize how bad it is until she blogged about "Operation Get Out of Bed." Her efforts to get up and get to work on time are legion, yet she still can't pull it off. She wrote: "What does that have to do with finances, you ask? Everything! Being chronically late can cost mucho dinero in terms of lost raises/promotions, missed-appointment fees and the like."
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May 16 2008, 05:11 AM
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Karen Datko
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What does (fill in name here), our server for tonight, really think of us? For an entertaining insider's look at the restaurant business and the diners who keep those servers hopping (and secretly complaining), check out Waiter Rant. In one of his posts, "Waiter" -- a guy apparently renowned for his 1,000-yard waiter stare (think waiter Daviday on "Curb Your Enthusiasm") -- describes a confrontation between the restaurant owner and a fat guy with a fancy watch and a comb-over who insists on being seated now. This chump doesn't realize that the owner is an ex-cop who still carries a gun. We'll share a few snippets from this post here.
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Apr 25 2008, 06:02 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Financegirl" at Finance Gets Personal admits that she's one of the chronically late. "You know that person who comes in to work 20 minutes late every day, keeps you waiting at the restaurant, and interrupts church by trying to find a seat during the prayer? That's me," she confesses in a post called "The costs of chronic lateness."
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