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My $.02 on credit cards and the credit game

by Tsh

On Friday, Crystal guest posted about a topic that in the four years of writing Simple Mom, I haven’t dared touch with a ten-foot pole: credit cards. But she was willing, and I love and share most of her sentiments, so I’m honored that she tackled the somewhat eggshell-walking topic. And after reading the many [...]

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4 reasons I use cash instead of a credit card (& a giveaway!)

by Crystal

Note from Tsh: Today’s guest post comes from my friend Crystal of Money Saving Mom. She and I have known each other since our “early days” of blogging, and it’s a treat to work and walk alongside someone else who thinks “weird” like me. I love her words here! People are often quite surprised to [...]

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529s and ESAs — The Nitty-Gritty of Saving for College

by Charlie Park

Written by money contributor Charlie Park. A couple of years ago, I was reading an article about money and sending kids to college. “Blah blah blah,” it went (more or less), “and you should stick the money in a 529.” “Oh, man,” I remember thinking. “A ‘529’? What the heck is that?” I got really [...]

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Don’t let the pumpkin spice lattes fool you

by Tsh

Ready to be freaked out? As of yesterday, there are 12 weeks until Christmas. Maybe that sounds far off to you, or maybe that’s sooner than you’d like. Either way, I know that for me, Christmas usually sneaks up on me when I’m not looking. Is it really December 25 every year? In the past, [...]

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Bonds, and Other Confusing Pieces of Paper

by Charlie Park

Written by money management contributor Charlie Park of Pear Budget. When our daughter Lucy was born, her grandparents and a few friends of the family gave her savings bonds, to be used for college, or music lessons, or other Good Things. They were generous, to be sure, but they unintentionally gave us a bit of [...]

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The Tie Between Living Simply and Financial Peace

by Tsh

This giveaway is now closed. Check here for the winners! Phew. I admit it… I’m glad Project: Simplify is over. Don’t get me wrong — I was so inspired by all your hard work, and I’m happy with the results in my own home. But after five weeks of writing about home organization, I’m ready [...]

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Allowances: Teaching Teens How to Manage Their Money

by Robin Dance

Written by parenting teens contributor Robin Dance of Pensieve. My husband is an excellent financial manager.  This has proven important in our marriage since I’m partial to words, not math or anything remotely associated with budgets.  Charlie’s excellent Warm and Fuzzy Budgeting post was preachin’ to his choir. As is often the case in marriage, the [...]

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