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Gimmie Gimmie

By on January 24th, 2011 • Saving, Shopping, spending, Life

As a kid, I loved the Berenstein Bears books. One of my favorites was The Berenstein Bears Get the Gimmies, which tells the tale of how the bear kiddos overcome the greedy little habit of wanting everything they can get their paws on.

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The United States Of Broke: Life, liberty and the pursuit of debt

By Jens Odegaard on November 1st, 2011 • Debt, spending, United States, Credit & Debt

From day one, Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty have borrowed to pay for the country's pricey expenditures. Now federal debt is enormous and unsustainable. How did it come to this?

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Wisdom From Mr. Kim Kardashian

By on September 14th, 2011 • Materialism, spending, Life

We like to poke fun at the Kardashians every now and then here on the blog. They're extravagant, in-your-face, and good fodder for "lifestyles of the rich and famous" jokes.

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Save Or Spend: Using your money wisely

By Brandon Goldner on May 1st, 2010 • Budgeting, Budgeting, Saving, spending, Savings

You might think that spending is more important than ever. But as saving rates creep higher after hitting historic lows, is common sense telling us that we should build a nest egg instead of buying a home?

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The Numbers Game: Stimulus, Jobs And The Deficit

By on February 22nd, 2010 • Budgeting, Debt, federal, Federal Deficit, spending, Stimulus, Credit & Debt

Poll results show that 56% of Americans oppose the federal stimulus bill from last year.

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