It took me a while to come around on budgets, I have to admit. Through my 20s and into my early 30s, I bounced back and forth between writing down occasional budgets on the backs of envelopes and not really tracking my money at all. In other words, I wasn’t organized with my finances, and […]
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I know a lot of PF bloggers are really down on credit cards, and I think that’s reasonable. They’re dangerous tools. On the other hand, so are a lot of things that are also really useful: stoves (fire!), cars (accidents!), chainsaws (enough said!). I’ve had a credit card since I was 18. As a freelancer […]
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This post is by our regular contributor, Catherine. If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably worried about having enough money to pay your medical bills — whether now or in the future. With premiums and deductibles going up every year, it makes sense to be concerned. But if you have access to a Health Savings […]
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This post is by our new contributor, Catherine, who writes about personal finance at thesingledollar.com. Catherine is a 30-something single woman living in the Midwest; she likes hiking, cooking, volunteering, and frugality. Women’s Money Week — now that’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart. On my own blog, I write extensively about […]
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