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• Budget Hero: Take a crack at balancing the federal budget

  Posted Jun 12 2008, 01:49 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: taxes, Karen Datko, health care, budgeting
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  Adjusting your household budget to cover the higher price of gas can be tricky enough. Imagine having to balance the deficit-ridden federal budget. You can give it a whack at American Public Media's Budget Hero.

  It's fun, it's interactive, and it has really cool sound effects. Nothing like hearing the glass shattering when the budget you devise is out of control.   Read More...

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• What busts your budget?

  Posted May 09 2008, 02:13 PM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: spending, Karen Datko, health care, budgeting
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  We all have those items that tempt us to overspend. For some, like Amy at My Daily Dollars, it's shoes. For others, it's video games. For us, it's anything with a Steelers logo on it and travel.

  Many personal-finance bloggers have shared theirs -- after being tagged by the "five budget busters" meme. While some wrote about treats like eating out, others said the necessities of life are busting their budgets.   Read More...

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