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By Trent Hamm @ The Simple Dollar

As I’ve mentioned before, I get tons of email from people describing the personal finance problems in their lives, commenting critically on things I’ve written, and offering up their own stories of success. Not only that, as The Simple Dollar has become more and more popular, I’ve had more and more opportunities to talk about personal finance with people face to face.

What amazes me is that I see mos… Continue

By Trent Hamm @ The Simple Dollar

In the “bad old days,” I used to respond to a bad day by spending money on something. The immediate perk of acquiring something new was usually enough to raise my spirits at least a little, and that little raise in spirit would be enough to help me finish off the day and rise for a new one.

What I came to find out is that this was just another… Continue

By Stephanie Nelson, The Coupon Mom

As a result of the recent tax stimulus checks, many major grocery chains are offering attractive promotions that give shoppers free groceries when they use their tax stimulus check at the grocery store. Some stores are providing bonus gift cards (an extra 10% free bonus) and others are offering 10% discount coupons off one total order. When you combine these offers with sales and coupon bargains found at co

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By Trent Hamm @ The Simple Dollar

My first living experience on my own was in a college dorm room, where I resided for two years. The cooking equipment there was minimal - I had a dorm fridge, a hot plate, a large pan, two plates, a few forks and spoons, and that was about it. I did whatever dishes I needed to do in the restroom sink on my dorm floor. My first apartment after that wasn’t much better - I shared what amounted to an… Continue

By Trent Hamm @ The Simple Dollar

I love baking soda. It’s one of those things I can scarcely resist buying. Whenever I see a huge quantity of it for sale at the local warehouse store, I’m always tempted to pick up a big box of it, as you can get a twelve pound bag of baking soda for $5.76.

Why? It has nearly infinite uses and is extremely inexpensive to acquire - the two elements of a purchase that make my frugal heart go pitter… Continue