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5 Ways to Save Money on Household Cleaning

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Outlier Model / March 7th, 2014 / 1 Comment

They say a clean home makes for a clean mind. If you’ve let your house work get on top of you, then you’ll sure know just how great it feels to get things back in order. The trouble is, when you want to do a thorough job, cleaning is timely and expensive. Here are 5 ways to reduce the price of keeping a sparkling home: Try DIY cleaning products The easiest way to cut down on your cleaning bill...

Posted in: Saving Money Tagged with: cleaning house, cleaning products, saving money, vacuum

Four Mistakes I Made In College (I Hope My Kids Don’t Make)

Melissa Batai / January 27th, 2014 / 5 Comments

Live and learn… While this old adage is true, I hope my children’s financial future is brighter than mine. I hope I teach them to make smart financial decisions. So if they do make poor financial decisions, it affects them only in the short term, rather than decades as some of my financial mistakes have affected me. Here are some things I hope my kids do differently than me: Eating Out I...

Posted in: Education Tagged with: cost of university, education, saving money, saving money in college

My first money management skills

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CF / November 5th, 2013 / 10 Comments

A special thanks to TD Canada Trust for today’s sponsored post. I didn’t really start thinking seriously about money until I was 21 or so. Before that, I had the nebulous idea that saving was good, but debt was normal, and taking care of my money meant balancing those two things. I had already done my part by racking up a lot of debt, including over $10,000 in credit card debt and several...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: getting ahead, money management, money tips for college students, saving money, TD Canada Trust

Doing the little things to save money

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CF / September 27th, 2013 / 6 Comments

I used to scoff at people who claimed that they didn’t have time to do the little things to save money. No time? Don’t be ridiculous – I am a multitasker! I wash Ziploc bags and search for the best deals on produce and ALWAYS take my lunch to work. Then I got a job that actually meant something to me… and all my good intentions went down the drain. When things get complicated,...

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