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The Cost of the Good Life

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Inflation of expectations – Sep. 12, 2003 This article looks at consumption trends in home electronics, real estate, travel, cars and events, using the early 1960s as a reference for the current day. The author mentions an anti-consumerism movement and refers to the book, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic by John De Graaf and the accompanying ... Continue reading this article…

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Don’t Haggle If You Don’t Want

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Hate haggling with auto salesmen? Don’t – Save on a Car If haggling with a car dealer makes you nervous or uncomfortable, you can still get a good price on cars if you do your research. The above article contains some tips that might come in handy.

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Getting the Best Buys

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Money Magazine posted an in-depth smart spending guide. The detailed article gives many, many tips for getting deals on cars, electronics, the internet, travel, and lots more, without suggesting you compromise your desires. I plan on coming back to this every once in a while to make sure I’m not forgetting anything before making big ... Continue reading this article…

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Longer Auto Loans

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Lenders are giving huge incentives for customers to take on longer auto loans—six or seven years. At the same time, the average age of a car when traded in is less than 5.5 years. This means that people generally trade in their cars while still owing money. Another result of these longer loans is that ... Continue reading this article…

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Upside-down Cars

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If you bought a new car recently and didn’t pay cash, chances are pretty good you’re driving a vehicle you can’t afford. Having a car requires more money than the dealers let you believe. Edmunds.com features a True Cost To Own worksheet that calculates some costs you may not be thinking about when you go ... Continue reading this article…

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Monk-Like Discipline

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Many aspiring millionaires apply monk-like discipline to their campaign to attain wealth, relentlessly depriving themselves of normal creature comforts. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of money young people are able to scrape together. Of course, it helps greatly to have a job with a dynamite salary. The midwesterners in this article have ... Continue reading this article…

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