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This week a casual incident taught us a few things about frugal living. While shopping for groceries we bumped into an old friend from high school. We were close friends but had lost touch since we graduated. There was so much to catch up with but a grocery store seemed the last place in the world for doing so. Spontaneously we invited him to have dinner with us. He graciously accepted and

Feb 16, 2012: The iPhone App Box is a phenomena in itself with an incredible number of unique applications. If you own an iPhone, you can make use of these apps in your day to day life. The app store has some great personal finance apps that can help you save a lot of money. Here are some tips that can help you make good use of your iPhone apps and also stick to your budget.

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Feb 08, 2012: A common notion is that if we work hard at our jobs, save diligently and then invest our hard earned money in a well diversified portfolio which promises an average return of at least 8% on the long run, our financial future would be safe and secure. There are many real life stories that have proven the viability of this concept. But the current economic downturn does not guarantee

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Jan 24, 2012: We like to collect freebies. Over the years this liking has developed into a creative hobby which has a tidy annual payoff worth hundreds of dollars in savings. But this habit involves investment of time and energy. Too bad that it's not free. We guess somewhere we've got to pay in some sort of currency for what we get in life! In short, nothing in the universe is really free.

Jan 19, 2011: Vanguard's chairman and CEO Jack Brennan has nearly three decades of valuable experience in investing at this great firm. He has observed that successful long term investors share some common traits. Here is our spin to his observations.
Plan Ahead: Successful retirees planned well ahead of time to meet their retirement's financial needs and they walked the talk triumphantly. This

Dec 22, 2011: Soon it'd be time to cheerfully bid adieu to 2011 and welcome 2012 with renewed hopes and enthusiasm. Perhaps now is the moment to re-evaluate our strategies, risk taking capacities and garner a fresh perspective on how to invest in 2012. In short, we need to re-prioritize our goals to keep our investing strategies on track.

2011 was a great year of sharing our thoughts with you.

Dec 13, 2011: Creativity bundled with enthusiasm knows no bounds. And Holidays provide special opportunities to express it. More so since this is one of those rare times of the year when we can give in abundance to our loved ones. Creative personalized ideas help to use our resources skillfully without breaking our budgets. In that light, we present some creative inspirations for this holiday

Dec 06, 2011: We had set aside some time this weekend to pay a visit to our elderly Aunt Jane* and Uncle James*. They are a lovely couple and it's always a pleasure to spend time with them :).

Our Uncle James is a very serious person with a solid character rooted in good values and habits. On the other hand Aunt Jane is an extremely jovial, a happy go lucky motherly lady who always showers

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Dec 01, 2011: Today we went to a Walgreen's store to return some gifts that we felt were not going to be useful for this Christmas. While waiting in the line for returns we over heard a conversation amongst two middle aged ladies standing right ahead of us.

One of the them was sharing an inspiring story about how she had saved around $40 on her medication by clipping coupons and shopping for

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Nov 29, 2011: Last weekend we were wondering how many Americans live without bank accounts. Our first thought was not many. Curious to know the facts we started researching on the web. We were stunned to find that 17 million Americans have no bank accounts! And 18% of the rest of the population that do have bank accounts use non-traditional banking

Nov 22, 2011:Unless we’re already embarrassingly wealthy as we read this, it stands to reason that we know it’s going to take some doing on our part to retire at the level of comfort which we envision. Gone (for the most part) are the days that saw our parents and grandparents work at a single company for thirty or forty years and retire with a nice, cushy pension. They didn’t need to worry

Nov 17, 2011: Let us look ahead into the future when we are about to retire. All these years we have toiled hard, made sacrifices and invested diligently to make our nest egg grow. Now it is time to enjoy a new dimension of life. Relaxation! How much should we draw out of our nest egg so that it lasts through our entire retirement?

We are well aware that the stock market is too risky when there

Jan 17, 2012: The cost of energy is rising everyday. Whether it be electricity, gas, water or sewage, our utility bills are becoming higher with each passing month. Consequently most of us are looking for ways to trim our energy expenses and boost our savings. The cost of heating our houses in winter is always a major concern.

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that a typical U.S. family

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Updated on Oct 18, 2011: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for Sep 2011 based on traffic data of Aug 2011. It requires a lot of hard and smart work to figure among the best

Sep 22, 2011: Many of us have multiple investment accounts in numerous brokerage firms. We know we all love our brokers. Now here is a nightmarish question: What to do if the brokerage firm holding our cash or securities goes bankrupt or loses its records?"

It is a real world out there and things happen. However, in this case there are some rays of hope. Sleep well dear friends as long as your

Sep 14, 2011: Unemployment has been a rising concern since the US economy went into recession. At present, our president is trying to boost employment by providing tax cuts and tax credits to encourage businesses to hire.

In most reports concerning the US economy, the unemployment rate is frequently mentioned. But many are at a loss for understanding what this number really means. Let's take a

Aug 29, 2011: Back to school season is here. Parents and students alike are busy planning, budgeting and shopping to meet the semester head on. With rising tuition and increasing costs of school as well as college education, getting our kids back to school can be a major drain on our pockets if we don't plan it well. It gets better if we can get our kids to cooperate with us :). Well, easier said