Posts by: Melissa Batai

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Check Out These Pros and Cons of Investing in Art Savvy investors diversify their investment portfolios, so they minimize risk. After all, if you invest exclusively in th... read the story

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3 Financial Mistakes We Made with Our First Child My husband and I were married for three-and-a-half years before we had our first child. I worked full-time as a teacher ... read the story

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How Buying an Art Museum Membership Saved Us Money Last year, I bought an art museum membership for our family. However, rather than spending $75 for the family membership... read the story

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How We Save Money by Being Patient We’ve all heard the saying, “Patience is a virtue,” which is true in many areas of life. Over the years, I’ve fo... read the story

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What You Need to Know to Save $5000 in 3 Months Some financial gurus like Dave Ramsey recommend having a $1,000 emergency fund, but that money doesn’t cover much in t... read the story

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Quiz: How Much Money Is 80,000 Pennies? Are you one of those who save all of your change for a special event like a vacation? My mom does that, and she hoards..... read the story

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Where Can I Buy a Telfar Shopping Bag? Have you heard of the Telfar shopping bag? If you haven’t, where have you been? These little bags are taking the fashi... read the story

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How We Avoid Eating Out on a Road Trip This summer has been a busy one for our family. My husband got a job in New York, so we’ve traveled from Arizona to Ne... read the story

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You Won’t Believe How Much You Can Make for 1 Million Views on TikTok TikTok has taken the world by storm. What’s not to like about watching short, funny, or informational videos? The soci... read the story

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12 Moving and Packing Tips When I was in college, I frequently moved—often once a year or more. Moving then was annoying, but compared to moving ... read the story