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Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance

July 10th, 2008

Buying a Car? 5 Things You Shouldn’t Tell the Salesperson

Buying a car is a process fraught with pitfalls. Say the wrong thing, and the salesperson can see how to corner your, and get you to pay a little bit more. Or a lot more.
If you want to get a better deal when buying a car, here are 5 things to avoid telling the salesperson […]

By miranda -- 7 comments

July 7th, 2008

Household Budget: Controlling Summer Spending

One of the things I have noticed over the years is how much more money I spend during the summer than at any other time of the year. Controlling summer spending is something that is hard to do, since there are so many things available to spend money on. Consider:

Increased electric bill as the air […]

By miranda -- 3 comments

June 25th, 2008

Stealth Leading to Wealth

This is a guest post from Monneypenny over at Digital Money World. She’s helping out while I’m out of town. One less pre-post to worry about :) Head over and give her some love.
This year we are all feeling a little poorer so how can we be stealthily putting money away for the rainy days […]

By miranda -- 0 comments

June 24th, 2008

Can You Cut $11.54 from Your Weekly Expenses?

One of the best ways to save money is to cut out unnecessary items. Indeed, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity points out that you don’t need to wait for a presidential candidate to promise you a $600 economic stimulus check. You can save $600 every year if you cut $11.54 from your weekly expenses.
I like the […]

By miranda -- 4 comments

June 21st, 2008

A Couple of Awesome Comments from the B5 Blog Off

In addition to a great tongue-in-cheek personal finance tip (#3: Don’t Let Congress Be Your Example from Miki Saxon), I got some good comments on some of my Blog Off posts. I offer the highlights.
Sean Kelly at Franchise Pick, offered some ideas for guest posts he would be willing to write:
“How I cut THOUSANDS […]

By miranda -- 2 comments

June 20th, 2008

Personal Finance Tip #24: Don’t Forget to Enjoy Life

With all this focus on personal finances, and saving money, you need to also keep in mind that healthy finances include:
Enjoying your money.
But this should be done in a responsible and goal-oriented way. My husband and I each have a little money that we can use on small pleasures. We save up for big things […]

By miranda -- 1 comment

June 20th, 2008

More Personal Finance Tips

Today, as part of the B5 Blog Off (donate to Accion.org), I’m sharing 24 personal finance tips. But, as you know, there are tons more helpful hints and truths about personal finances. So here are some recent posts and and ideas from around the blogosphere that provide further personal finance tips. (And if you have […]

By miranda -- 2 comments

June 20th, 2008

Personal Finance Tip #1: Spend Less Than You Earn

My all time favorite personal finance tip heads the list as I kick off my part in The Great B5 Media Blog Off.
Personal Finance Tip #1:
Spend less than you earn.
Truly, this is the foundation for solid personal finances.
This post is part of the b5media Business Channel Great Blog Off!  Find out more about the Blog […]

By miranda -- 3 comments

May 28th, 2008

Saving Money on Gas: “Staycation”

One of the questions Lazy Man and Money asked his readers recently is whether or not they used a “staycation” to aid them in saving money on gas. This reminded of my post last Friday about how my driving habits have changed lately. Because we did, indeed, do the “staycation” thing.
Instead of our yearly trip […]

By miranda -- 2 comments

May 14th, 2008

Saving Money with Gas Rebates

Unlike a gas tax holiday, here is something that might really help you in terms of saving money on gas: Rebates from credit card companies.
My Money Blog has a review of credit cards that offer gas rebates. Just make sure you follow the basic rules of responsible credit card spending and pay off your balances […]

By miranda -- 0 comments