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If you’re anything like me, you have finally recovered from your holiday spending hangover and lo and behold you discover that Valentine’s Day is creeping up quickly. Don’t panic (or break up with your significant other right before the big day in order to save money). If you plan ahead, you can wow that special [...]
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Every month, American Consumer Credit Counseling will post a poll question on its homepage. For the month of January, ACCC asked 2 questions about holiday spending.
How much did you spend on holiday shopping in 2011?
Did you spend more or less in 2011 than you did in 2010?
Here’s what we found out…
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American Consumer Credit Counseling is posting poll questions every month over at ConsumerCredit.com! This month’s poll is well under way and asks 2 quick, multiple choice questions about holiday spending. By participating in this 10-second poll, you are helping our non-profit organization gather important information that we can use to help educate consumers across the [...]
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Did you get drunk on deals over the holidays? Were you high on holiday cheer? Well here comes the hangover. It’s easy to go overboard on gifts, parties, and charity this time of year. The hard part is staying within your means, then getting back to a normal spending routine. Now that the magic reindeer [...]
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Cigarettes are known to cause cancer. Fast food and junk food from the grocery store is convenient and often cheap, but not very good for you. Alcohol is another unnecessary indulgence that can lead to health issues. What’s the common theme here? All of these are optional expenses, and all can do you harm if [...]
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The following is a Guest Post Written by David K.
It can be a challenge to do up a nice, home-cooked holiday meal in the midst of a national recession. If you are feeling like one of those credit report commercial pirates who has no job and no money, you are not alone. The good news [...]
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Haven’t got your shopping done for the holidays? Well, you’re not the only one… (Cough, Cough, points at self). Yes, yours truly hasn’t finished his holiday shopping either. Soon I’m going to be one of the many mobbing the malls trying to finish off those gifts we forgot to cross off the list. As much [...]
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So you made your list and checked it twice (Hooray for holiday puns!) to make sure you got gifts for everyone on your list. Now it’s time to decorate. Crank up the holiday music and get to work. One problem before you get crackin’ though. Holiday decorations are expensive, especially the ones [...]
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We’ve been having some conversations here at Talking Cents headquarters about ways to save money around the holidays. The topic turned to gift-giving, so we talked about Yankee Swaps and Secret Santa. I’ve written about Yankee Swaps before, but a few of my colleagues are still unclear on exactly how these gift-giving methods are done. [...]
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Turkey day has come and gone and now it’s time for the busiest holiday of the year to begin. You know what that means… spending, spending, and you guessed it… more spending. With all of the presents to buy, food to prepare and gas to fill your tank (To drive all the way to Uncle [...]
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