Have you filed your taxes yet? According to the Internal Revenue Service, an estimate of $147 billion in refunds has been sent out over the past four weeks with the average tax refund being $3,034! If you happen to be included among these statistics and received a nice chunk of ...
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Ambit Energy- Home Energy Spring Maintenance Tips
With just one month to go before the first day of spring, much of the nation’s frosty weather is receding and the “Polar Vortex” is just a cold memory. And that’s good news for those of us who are very ready for a new season and the promise of warmer weather. Spring Maintenance ...
5 Ways to Protect Your Personal Assets -Important Documents
Some people are exceptionally organized and some are not. If you fall into the latter category then your assets, whether they be business or personal could be scattered to the three winds. Thing is how can you make sure assets are exactly where they should be and protect ...
Christmas Bargain Gift Tips!
If you’re getting organised for the holidays, then you can’t avoid thinking about gifts. However, unless you’re a small family, it’s likely that you have cousins and aunties to buy gifts for too. So we’ve come up with a way to make sure that you’re not spending thousands on ...
Why it is never too early to Prepare for Retirement
We often hear people going on about preparing for retirement. However, when you are young it can be annoying to think about it and you prefer to spend your money on other things. However, there are a number of good reasons why it is important to start planning early for ...
Top Old Fashion Debt Advice That Still Works
We seem to be in more debt than ever before. Perhaps if we look back, we can see where we went wrong. There were principles back then, that perhaps if we stuck to now, we could be a lot better off with regards to debt. Don’t Live Beyond Your Means This means that you should ...
Should You Borrow a Little Extra or Just Enough?
Calculating how much to borrow can be a difficult matter. Even if you know the exact thing that you want to buy with the money, you need to decide whether to borrow exactly that amount or whether you feel that it would be better to borrow a bit more. Advantages of Borrowing ...
Top Budgeting Tips to Teach Your Teens
When children become teenagers they tend to start spending more money and parents tend to let them have control of their money. It is therefore a great age to teach them about budgeting so that they start off with good habits that will last through the rest of their ...
Target Wedding- Be Yourself, Together! #TargetWedding #sponsored
This post is brought to you by our friends at Target. However, all opinions and content are my own. For more inspiring stories and wedding fun, follow along with #TargetWedding. Planning a wedding is nerve-wracking. There is no doubt about it! From the stress of choosing the ...
Your Credit Matters – Be a Financially Savvy Mom!
Your Credit Matters (Not Just To You; To Your Kids Too) As the parent you already know that it is important to be financially responsible and to make sure your kids know how money and credit work. After all, you want to raise your kids to be good with money, right? You don’t want ...