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Blast From the Past: Quick Tips Before Purchasing Your College Textbooks

Blast From the Past: Quick Tips Before Purchasing Your College Textbooks

Summer’s almost over and school’s about to start. Before you head to the bookstore, we wanted to to pull from one of our favorite posts in the past about saving money on textbooks. We all know that going to college can put a major strain on your finances. On top of tuition, housing, and meal plans, the cost for textbooks can be high. A new trend for students with textbooks is to rent instead of…

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The Free Bucketlist

How to Make Good Habits in the New Year

How to Make Good Habits in the New Year

After the brittle wind of the holidays, or budget is really just a bag of bones. Many of us start the new year with a proactive mindset; this year, our finances will be in order. This next year won’t be so bare skinned as this year. That’s what we say. However, we know we’re human, and in the back of our minds we wonder how we can just keep it up for more than that proactive month. After all, if…

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The Vicious Cycle of Financial Stress

Part II Effects of Financial Stress Series: The Vicious Cycle of Financial Stress

We will be continuing our series on the effects of financial stress and why you should take care of it as soon as possible. If you missed the first part in our series, “Why You Should Deal With Your Financial Stress Now, then please read it before continuing! https://moneytoolsforlife.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/why-you-should-deal-with-your-financial-stress-now/ Alright, you know you’re stressed…

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Planning for Success: With Meals

Planning for Success: With Meals

You’ve heard the famous saying, “failing to plan is planning to fail”, which is true for all aspects of life. Are you trying to eat healthier or maybe save some money and not eat out all the time? Then you should plan for success by creating a meal plan that helps you in your pockets and your waistline. The first thing you need to do is create a master grocery list full of the basics that should…

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Why You Should Deal With Your Money Stress Now

Why You Should Deal With Your Money Stress Now

Stressing about your financial situation. It’s something we all experience at some point in our lives, but could this stress be affecting our health? It’s normal to stress over things from time to time-it’s in our nature, but dealing with chronic stress hurts us  in the long run. The longer you’re stressed, the worse it is for your physical and mental health. Chronic stress can cause headaches,…

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Paying Yourself First

If your car broke down today, would you have the funds to get it fixed quickly? If you couldn’t, you are not alone. In a recent survey conducted by the Federal Reserve, 47 percent of respondents stated that they would not be able to come up with $400 in the case of an emergency unless they borrowed or sold their belongings. As of 2016, 66 million Americans had no savings at all. One common reason…

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Sickness & the Relationship with Stress

Sickness & the Relationship with Stress

It’s time to conclude our series on the effects of stress and what it can mean for your physical and mental health. If you have yet to read Part I and Part II of our series please click and read the links below before continuing: Part I: https://moneytoolsforlife.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/why-you-should-deal-with-your-financial-stress-now/ Part…

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