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Prince William and Kate Middleton Get $300 Refund

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I’m no stranger to malfunctioning entertainment equipment on airplanes. Most of my flights are five-hour-long trips across country, and though I’d like to use that time to read or write, I’m usually not motivated to focus much in the confined space. I find myself preferring to listen to music or watch television when it’s available. ... Continue reading this article…

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Gradual Frugality: Finding Enjoyment in Saving Money

by Leo Babauta

This is a guest article by Leo Babauta, originally published on Consumerism Commentary on April 3, 2007. Leo, the author of Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System writes about achieving goals, creating habits, productivity, personal finances, frugality and more at his blog, Zen Habits. On Zen Habits, I detailed some of the things ... Continue reading this article…

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Podcast 118: Consequences of Extreme Couponing

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Today’s guest on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch. Andrew frequently appears on television to speak about retail trends and provide advice for shoppers to break bad buying habits. Visit her website for more information. Andrea talks with Consumerism Commentary Podcast host and produce Bryan J Busch about the negative effects ... Continue reading this article…

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Ink Cash Business Credit Card Review

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Chase Ink

If you’re a small business owner in need of a credit line, you may want to consider a credit card focused on small businesses. Not only can the money you earn off of credit card rewards help keep your business in the black, but using your small business credit card makes itemizing your purchases a ... Continue reading this article…

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Avoid These Big Money Wasters

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CNN is offering a compilation of the ten biggest money wasters. These items would be obvious to most loyal Consumerism Commentary readers, yet it would not be out of the question to disagree with some of these money-wasters in some circumstances. ATM fees. You shouldn’t be surprised that banks will charge multiple fees for the ... Continue reading this article…

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Yahoo Finance Looking for Savers: Be On TV!

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Yahoo Finance is producing an ongoing series of videos for their Financially Fit column. Each video focuses on an individual’s story. For example, they follow a New York City resident who saved $14,000 throughout the past year by downsizing his apartment and by choosing staycations rather than traveling. Personally, I don’t really consider “not spending” ... Continue reading this article…

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Silent Inflation Is Destroying Your Net Worth

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According to the government’s figures, inflation was a modest 2.7 percent over the twelve months ending in March. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ popular measure of economic changes affecting typical consumers in the United States. It’s a figure we often compare to after-tax savings interest rates, reminding us that our ... Continue reading this article…

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The Zombies Are Here and They’re Hungry… For Your Personal Finances

by Jeremy Simon

This is a guest article by Jeremy M. Simon, a reporter and columnist for CreditCards.com. He is a blogger at Taking Charge. They’re lumbering toward you, their eyes dead and arms outstretched. And they’re hungry. No, personal finance readers, I’m not talking about debt collectors: I’m talking about zombies, which over the past several years ... Continue reading this article…

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