Archive for January, 2011

Food & Dining Out»

Making Your Own Vegetable Stock

Losing the canned stock and buillon cubes requires a very simple process, which allows you to also reuse vegetables already purchased that may otherwise end up in the waste pile. The process is actually pretty straightforward, depending on what you [...]

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Gadgets & Technology, Personal Finance»

Mint.com 2010 Texas Spending Trend

I found an interesting graph while I was going through my financial accounts on Mint.com the other day. Mint.com has compiled a spending report for Texas residents in 2010. It showed the year's most popular merchants that many Texans dined, shopped, [...]

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Gadgets & Technology»

IRS2Go Lets You Check The Status of Your Tax Refund

While browsing through my iPhone's App store, there are apps for games, social networking, tracking your health, tracking your flight status, finding the balance on your bank account... you name it, there's an app for anything and everything. Probabl [...]

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For Moms»

101 Car Travel Games and Ideas from MomsMinivan.com

Tips, tricks and more tips from the folks over at MomsMinivan.com means a whole host of travel-ready ideas for those lengthy commutes/car trips. Featuring car games for kids, toddlers and babies as well as travel tips, the site provides a solid base [...]

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Gadgets & Technology»

Document Simplicity with Google Docs

So you've had it with PC-based software that makes word processing and the exchange of documents feel like reinventing the wheel. I hear you. Enter Google Docs, where a simple, browser-based document center with tons of features meets basic word pr [...]

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Credit Cards, News, Tips & Information, Personal Finance, Shopping Tips»

Simple Ways to Save Money in the New Year

Simple Ways to Save Money in the New Year

Make cutting costs and saving money your resolution for the New Year. Saving money is simple with these helpful tips.  You can save money, whether you earn a large salary or have a job that only pays minimum wage. This article will teach you sim [...]

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Personal Finance»

Budget Your Money, Save, And Gain Control of Your Personal Finances With Mint.com

It is the New Year and many of us said that our resolution would be to keep track of our finances and make budgeting a habit. Mint.com has the solution that will help us all track our finances and build our budget plan for FREE. The website lets you [...]

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Be Green & Save»

Say Good-Bye to the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

I think for some people (including me) getting your vehicle’s oil changed is a pain. Every time my car nears that 3,000 mile marker, I get annoyed because I know it’s going to be money and time spent that I would rather be spending on something e [...]

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Personal Finance»

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – Want vs. Need

The key difference between a frugal budget that works and one that doesn't? Differentiating want from need. A battle so epicly classic Tolkien may have drawn it up himself, separating what you truly want from what you actually need is a place that [...]

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Family & Kids, For Moms, Travel»

January Events in Texas

January is a great month to be a Texan. So many events so little time. Here are a few that seem to not be disappointing. Cotton Bowl: On January 7th the classic bowl game will be played in Arlington, in the Cowboy Stadium. Houston Boat Show: This [...]

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