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“Live Well & Prosper” ….an un-common-sense approach to life

Frugal Living Is A Mind Set

When you sit down with your family to develop a budget, you’ll need to set your goals in order for your new frugal living plan to succeed. Frugal living isn’t just about cutting back on spending, it’s also about spending the money you have on things that matter in achieving your goal.
In setting goals together [...]

Proactive Retirement Planning

To create income when your job income stops is the main purpose of a retirement account. There are many philosophies as to how much of your job income stream you have to replace. Some financial experts state 60%; some 80% and others say 120%. How much you want to replace determines the size it needs [...]

Get Important Basics of Retirement Planning – Start Today

Too soon we get old, and too late we get smart is the old Yiddish proverb. This applies to most people as they do retirement planning. Rarely one starts thinking about (for example) 401 retirement plan in the 20s, though they should because this is the best time to do that.
Retirement ideas range from imagining [...]

Save Money – The Positives And Negatives Of Confering With A Home Designer Before You Buy Furniture

With the state of our economy both in the US and worldwide, people are increasingly looking for creative means of saving money, even when spending for items out of the ordinary. It is no wonder then that sales, discounts, and coupon clipping are so popular.
This is true with the purchase of furniture as well. [...]

Alternative Solar Energy – Lower Your Energy Bill And Save The Environment With Solar Energy Power

Developing Residential Solar Power is important to help save the environment and overcome the current energy crisis. The rate we are consuming natural resources, especially non-renewable fossil fuels, is growing at an increasing rate. One example is the rapidly increasing number of automobiles in countries like China and India that didn’t used to [...]

Christmas Time Is Here And I’m On A Budget

I have my Christmas gift budget stripped to the bone this year. I’m not sure exactly how I’m going to stick to it, because I love shopping, and shopping for Christmas gifts on a budget just doesn’t seem very thrilling. Of course, the credit card bills weren’t that thrilling either. In order [...]

Energy Savings

The average American family spends more than $1,600 a year on their home utility bills. Because energy has been “cheap” for a long time, we have not given energy efficiency the amount of attention it deserves.
But now, with fuel prices rising, and with the value of the dollar decreasing, its time we start looking at [...]

Ways to Save Money Shopping

In the world we live in, money is an important factor that determines the way you live your life. Some people can afford just about everything, but most people are struggling to live their lives by planning budgets and saving money wherever they can.
When you are trying to develop good strategies to save money, what [...]

Use Green Energy To Help Reduce Our Dependence On Non-renewable Resources

We are facing a global energy crisis that is continuing to get worse every day. The problem is multi-faceted. On one hand, we are depleting our supply of non-renewable resources. These resources cannot be replaced and when they are gone, we will have to rely on other sources of energy. Because [...]

Watch Out For Holiday Debt

Ah, the holiday season! Truly a season of giving. Unfortunately most of us suffer from the gift that keeps on giving: holiday debt. Americans on average will take 6 months to pay off Christmas debt. Here are a few tips to keep your holidays bright and debt free this year.
Before the holidays arrive, do [...]

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