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CC rewards they save real money

LivingAlmostLarge's Personal Finance Blog
Tue - Oct 06 06:36am
I actually have been spending our alaska miles like a drunken sailor.  I have 12k miles left after booking things for ne...
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The Year of Big Capital Improvements

Fiscal Fitness
Tue - Oct 06 12:58am
This is turning into the year of major capital improvements.  I knew these things were coming up, but hadn't planned to ...
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2027 Contribution Limits Forecast

Firefly's Personal Finance Blog
Sat - Oct 03 03:00am
Not yet official, but here they are! Next year is my first year being eligible for catch-up contributions. I remember when 50...
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It was the best of times; it was the wor...

Single Guy High Impact Saving
Fri - Oct 02 11:32pm
No preamble, let's get right into it... ================================== OK, start with current finances... ============...
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The waning days of summer...

Save More, Spend Less
Fri - Oct 02 11:02pm
Today was a very warm day for October, reaching 80 degrees. It may be the last really warm day this season, so I decided to c...
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The Latest From The Saving Advice Forums

$100,000 to spend

bjl584 • 14 Oct 2026 16:40:11
Something fun I saw online. If you are handed $100,000 under the conditions that you can't invest it, use it to pay off debt, or buy/renovate real estate, what are you spending it on? This was hard for me, as I am not a big sp...
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Get Your Credit Score For Free - Don't P...

james.hendrickson • 14 Oct 2026 13:38:14
Some companies want to charge you to access your credit score, or they want to charge you for credit monitoring. Don't waste your money - there are plenty of sources for getting free credit scores. Here are four websites to check...
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How Common is having Over $5 Million Sav...

bjl584 • 14 Oct 2026 12:52:18
How Many Americans Have Banked a Cool $5 Million for Retirement? (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/many-americans-banked-cool-5-130612067.html) You're in a pretty exclusive club if you've managed to save +$5 mi...
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A "job" that will make you wea...

bjl584 • 14 Oct 2026 12:38:14
I saw this question posed online I would say that almost any job can make someone wealthy if they are disciplined at saving and investing over a long period of time. But, the most common answers were what most would expect Docto...
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Retirement who uses dividend stocks

Atretes1 • 14 Oct 2026 10:02:39
I'm about 5 years from retirement at age 55. I'll have a six-figure pension (no COLA), and my current liquid investment portfolio is around $810k. Between now and retirement, I plan to: Max out my 457(b), Roth IRA, and HSA ever...
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