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The Ultimate List of College Student Discounts

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Best Student Discounts As a college student, I was always looking for the best deals and discounts. Fortunately, there are tons of discounts available for students -- from clothing, to food, to electronics and entertainment. I've scoured the Internet for the past few days, trying to find …

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College on a Budget: Money-Saving Tips for Starving Students

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College can be an expensive time - especially for a student! Here are our best tips for surviving as a college student on a budget. College Student Budget Right now, students everywhere are planning to start or go back to college.  It's an exciting time! Although it's been over …

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7 Top Cashback Apps I Always Use

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Do you spend money? Of course, you do! But are you earning cash back? Anyone who spends money should be. Here are our 7 top cashback apps we always use when shopping online or in store.   Cashback Sites After the popularity of my post on how to make money with your smartphone, I thought I would …

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Hard Boiling Eggs Perfectly: The Most Foolproof Method

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Hard boiling eggs perfectly doesn't have to be hard- here is the most foolproof method I have ever used! How to Hard Boil Eggs Our previous landlord was quite the character. He loved to talk. We always would joke that, when we went to go pay our rent, we needed to set aside about an hour …

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The Best Tips for Planning a Beautiful Wedding on a Budget

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A wedding on a budget doesn't mean you have to sacrifice quality. In this post, we will show how to save money on an elegant wedding with some wedding cost saving hacks. There's no reason to start your new marriage in debt! Learn below to make a wedding look expensive at a fraction of the cost! How …

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5 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

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 Not sure how to spend your tax refund? Here are five smart ways to spend your tax refund that you won't regret! Best Uses for Tax Refund It's that time of year where people either try and quickly get their taxes done in hopes of getting a hefty tax refund...or they drag their feet because they …

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The BEST Alternatives to Cable and Satellite TV

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Cable and satellite television costs are higher than ever, making people everywhere look for cheaper ways to watch their favorite shows. We have tried many of them - and in this post, we share the best alternatives to cable and satellite television.  Cable Alternatives Last year, we became a Cable …

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Lessons We Learned When Money Was Tight

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Lessons we learned when money was tight.  About a year ago,  we got a check in the mail, and Forrest goes, "Well, this enough to cover x months of rent. That's what I always used to hope for every month - enough money for rent." We really were bringing in very little. Forrest and I were both in …

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13 Simple Ideas for Teaching Preschoolers About Money

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Smart money habits should start young - here are 13 great simple ideas for teaching preschoolers about money.  Thank you to Activate by Bloglovin' for partnering with us on this post.  "Mommy, that is $4 - is that very much money?" This is a question that Jack often asks when we are at the store. …

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Secrets to Shopping at the Dollar Tree

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I don't remember when the first Dollar Tree opened near my house -- all I know is that it was an exciting day. I do remember going to a dollar store in Idaho when I was a child when we visited my grandparents, and I thought it was the coolest place ever. I wondered why we didn't have one where …

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