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Free Money For Online Purchases, Literally!

By on April 4th, 2011 • Deal, Online Services, Savings, Shopping, Savings

We've all heard it: Money doesn't grow on trees. Well, apparently Ebates.com has developed some hybrid seedling that sprouts dollars and change, because through this site money is actually free.

I just heard about this site, so I feel the need to share it with fellow online and in-store shoppers who haven't yet boarded the bandwagon.

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Green Money: Why online banking is the cat's pajamas

By on June 29th, 2010 • Banking, Environment, Green, Online Services, Life

There's no pain to my hindquarters like going to my financial institution. If I make it before closing time, I'm rushing to fill out deposit and/or withdrawal slips to secure my place in line, only to find that I'm at the end of a ten minute wait.

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The Procrastinator's Guide To Paying Bills

By on August 24th, 2009 • Budgeting, Budgeting, Emergency Fund, Online Services, Savings

Aside from the revolution of online account services, auto bill-pay is possibly the coolest thing to hit financial institutions since cash. Especially for those of us who tend to procrastinate.

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Craigslist To Top $100 million

By on June 10th, 2009 • Online Services, Stats, Life

Craigslist is expected to make $100 million in revenue this year. That's pretty good for a site that doesn't bombard you with ads. They also have the classiest storefront of any multimillion dollar company I've seen. This expected figure is up from the estimated $81 million the company made in 2008.

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Free Software Alternatives

By on June 9th, 2009 • Free, Online Services, Life

Playing around with the latest software can be fun, but it's expensive. So why not try free alternatives? They may not have all the features of their full-price brethren, but you won't have to pay hundreds of dollars to use them. These programs run on Mac OS, and Windows:

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News Flash

By on June 1st, 2009 • News, Online Services, Life

Besides knowing what Kim will be replacing Jong Il in Korea or how Rod Blagojevich's hair looks today, keeping up on the news lets us have an educated voice. As we saw in the last presidential election, more of us voted than ever before and our influence was felt.

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eBaysics 101: Intro to buying and selling

By Casey Muir on July 31st, 2008 • Internet, Online Services, Entrepreneurship

From pens and Abercrombie jeans to iPods and textbooks, you can first sell what you no longer need and then find new gear on eBay.

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Buy! Sell!: Cash in your clutter on eBay

With an estimated 547,000 eBay stores worldwide as of March 2008, you too could make a profitable habit out of buying and selling items online.

With an estimated 547,000 eBay stores worldwide as of March 2008, you too could make a profitable habit out of buying and selling items online.

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Debtless Global Travel: Six tips for saving and exploring

By Michael Cook on July 23rd, 2008 • Budgeting, Online Services, Travel, Life

With the declining value of the dollar, visiting countries with favorable currency exchange rates lets your money stretch further.

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Fast Cash: Moving money with EFT

Here's how to stay safe and take advantage of EFT.

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