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  • Kintsugi
  • April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

15 Used Things That Can Be a Good Bargain

Books Bicycles Musical instruments Pets (get a shelter dog or cat) Vintage clothing Lawnmowers and yard care equipment Furniture China and crystal Jewelry Baby clothes Cars (low mileage leased vehi

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

If You Have This in Your Wallet, It Could Be Hurting Your Credit Score

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox March 25, 2022 Credit cards can be handy financial tools that build your credit score and tide you over in emergencies. But as life changes, so do your credit nee

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

5 Steps for Tracking Down Lost Money

Find hidden treasure in old 401(k) plans by Patricia Amend, AARP, February 9, 2022 How would you like to score your share of $1.35 trillion? As of May 2021, that’s how much money was in some

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

10 Things You Shouldn’t Buy Used

by Bruce Horovitz, AARP, Updated September 16, 2021 AARP asked the experts. We reached out to three thrift specialists who have each written books about garage sales and savvy spending on used

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 20, 2021

Suze Orman Says These Are The Biggest Money No-Nos

 By Esther Trattner April. 07, 2020 Here are 34 major money don’ts — straight from the expert. Don’t be too quick to buy a home Don’t lease a car Don’t cosign a loan Don’t put

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

6 Household Bills You Didn’t Know You Could Negotiate

Alina Bradford Before you begin cutting deals, be sure to do your homework. That means reviewing your bills first, so you know how much you’re currently being charged for a product or service, an

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 27, 2020November 5, 2025

Buy, Buy, Buy!

This morning (it is now about 10 am) I opened my main email and counted 112 new messages. Of the first 50, 30 were urging me to buy something. Clothing, books, office products, furniture, food, wha

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

How to Avoid Spending Too Much

Here are some things I’ve learned over the years that helped me get out of debt, avoid spending too much when I did shop, and not be sucked in by the lures of advertising. The examples below are

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