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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget? These days, my biggest “little” indulgence is the way I use my credit card reward points.

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Is Mint the Best Budgeting App for Me?

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Finding the best budgeting app for you can be tricky since there are multiple options, and each is slightly different. Often appearing on lists of the best budgeting apps, Mint is one of the most popular and easy-to-use apps available. How does the Mint budgeting app work? How does the Mint budgeting app work?

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

RBI draws flank from panel : The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Small business credit cards flourish as loans disappear : Want a loan for your business? That’s about all banks are going to offer — and the terms are much less favorable than traditional lines of credit. Hit the plastic. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list. It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! No, we can’t.

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What is Success? | Business web designer, WordPress customization.

Men With Pens

We’re talking that getting a speeding ticket isn’t cause for panic simply because that wasn’t in the budget. It’s more like what you have described for yourself – not having to budget and think about how much is in my bank account before making a purchase. That’s “success” for me, in business. Justin King´s last blog.

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