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Free XBox 360 – The Fine Print

About a week and a half ago, I shared a story about Mark and his attempt at receiving a Free XBox 360 and Halo 3 through an advertisement. In case you missed it, he didn’t end up with the XBox or the Halo 3. What he did end up with was a ton of spam [...]

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Free XBox 360 And Halo 3

Those words seem to pluck at the heartstrings of web surfers everywhere. Ok, so maybe that’s a little dramatic, but that’s what the advertising companies WANT you to believe. The big flashing banner ads beckon even the smartest people with the promise of something that doesn’t exist… the elusive Something For Nothing. Yesterday, while puttering [...]

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The Payday Loan Trap

One of my first lessons in “What Not To Do” with money was actually one of the few lessons that I didn’t learn by trial and error.  I used to work at a Payday Loan call center.  While I have seen a few people who have utilized the service for its intended purpose, the vast [...]

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The Car Repair Scare

Thursday, on my drive to work, my Overdrive Off light started blinking on the dash. While I was driving, I could feel the transmission repeatedly engaging and disengaging the Overdrive. Then, as I was pulling into the parking lot at the office, the check engine light came to life too. SIGH… Just when I thought [...]

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Side Effect of Being More Frugal – Emotional Spending

On Saturday, I requested (threatened bodily harm unless I got) some alone time. My wonderful husband loaded up all four children, ages 10, 10, 12, and 15 IN 19 DAYS!!, and took them out for the afternoon. First, they tried bowling… no lanes open until 9:30 PM. So, they spent their allotted $10 in quarters [...]

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