October 2010

Get a Grocery Shopping Strategy (You’ll Need It)

Thumbnail image for Get a Grocery Shopping Strategy (You’ll Need It) by Kasey Steinbrinck October 29, 2010

Do you have a strategy when you walk through the doors of your neighborhood supermarket? If you don’t…you should seriously consider making a plan before your next trip to the grocery store rolls around. The rising price of food is expected to cost the average American family hundreds of extra dollars  next year. You should [...]

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The Benefits of Professional Personal Checks

Thumbnail image for The Benefits of Professional Personal Checks by Kasey Steinbrinck October 28, 2010

You are the face of your small business. Even more than the logo you create, the slogan you print on your business cards, the jingle on the radio – YOU are the most important representation of your company. It’s those face to face encounters with customers, clients, business partners and vendors that have helped you [...]

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Changing The Way We Pay…It’s a Good Thing

Thumbnail image for Changing The Way We Pay…It’s a Good Thing by Kasey Steinbrinck October 27, 2010

If there’s a sliver lining to the dark cloud that is the U.S. economy, perhaps it’s how average Americans are changing their spending habits. There’s more evidence of how the the economic shake-up in America was an eye opener for consumers. Whether Wall Street learned its lesson….well…I’m sure that’s another story. But a new study [...]

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5 Tips to Save Your Budget This Holiday Season

Thumbnail image for 5 Tips to Save Your Budget This Holiday Season by Kasey Steinbrinck October 25, 2010

Not only can the holidays be physically exhausting…they can also wear out your bank account. That’s right ladies a gentleman! It’s October 25th. There’s just two months until Christmas! I know what you’re thinking. “The stores already have their Christmas decorations out and it’s not even Halloween! Do we really have to talk about the [...]

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Tell Connie From CreditCards.Com She’s Wrong!

Thumbnail image for Tell Connie From CreditCards.Com She’s Wrong! by Kasey Steinbrinck October 22, 2010

Am I trying to pick a fight? Yes, I guess I am. Connie Prater from CreditCards.com – I’m calling you out! Meet me at the bike rack outside of school at 3 p.m. and get ready to PUT ‘EM UP! I’ve been following the campaign Stand Up For Your Right to Write Checks, which was [...]

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Poverty in America: Where Is It Growing?

Thumbnail image for Poverty in America: Where Is It Growing? by Kasey Steinbrinck October 22, 2010

Poverty in the United States is at its highest level in more than 50 years. That may or may not surprise you. After all, we are just getting out of  the worst recession our nation has experienced since The Great Depression. And while we’re being told the recession is over, Americans are still dealing with [...]

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Reduce Your Debt and Get Rewarded!

Thumbnail image for Reduce Your Debt and Get Rewarded! by Kasey Steinbrinck October 21, 2010

Paying down debt and building up your savings isn’t easy at all! Don’t you think you deserve to be rewarded for all that hard work, self control and perseverance? One of the most popular personal finances websites on this thing they call the interwebs is doing just that.   You could win cold hard cash! And [...]

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5 Ways You Are Wasting Your Money

Thumbnail image for 5 Ways You Are Wasting Your Money by Kasey Steinbrinck October 20, 2010

You work hard for that paycheck! So why are so many of us practically flushing our money down the toilet every single day? America may not be able to quit its addiction to consumerism cold turkey. But we should at least strive to become a nation of  smart consumers instead of just a nation of [...]

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The Dangers of Making Only Minimum Payments

Thumbnail image for The Dangers of Making Only Minimum Payments by Kasey Steinbrinck October 19, 2010

If you have credit card debt, your monthly statement has a way of deceiving you. Each bill that comes in the mail has that minimum payment listed near your balance. It can be extremely tempting to write your check for that amount. It’s so much easier on your bank account. At least that’s what they’d [...]

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