One of the biggest time wasters out there seems to be trekking to the post office to wait in line for a half hour (at least here in Philly). On top of that, the closest post office to me has some super grumpy people working for it. I often walk the extra 10 minutes to the other just to avoid having my mood soured. So when I got my Pitney Bowes mailing system a few years back, I was happy as can be. (Keep reading →)

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I inherited my current car from my grandfather when he passed away. A 1990 Ford Tempo, it’s not the most stylish car, but it has a number of things going for it: (Keep reading →)

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I had to go down to AAA’s this morning because my registration for my car will expire this month. Now, I’ve already renewed the registration and paid my $35 but when the registration came in the mail, I somehow managed to lose the sticker in a bout of spring cleaning. You know - I put it in a safe place where I wouldn’t lose it and guess what… (Keep reading →)

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There are a lot of strategies for reducing debt. My goal, which I hope to achieve in the next 6 months, is to have paid off all my credit card outstanding balances. Once that is paid off, I will start working on paying off my small mortgage of undergrad and grad student loans. (Keep reading →)

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Before this weekend, I had heard horror stories of bank fee hell - that endless cycle of charges that occur monthly because your balance drops below a minimum - but it had never happened to me. My primary checking account has no minimum.

About a year ago, I decided to open a secondary checking account. The terms were no minimums for a year. I went for it. (Keep reading →)

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