Welcome New Readers!

I noticed a lot of new visitors this week, so I wanted to say thanks for coming! I organized some of my best posts for you to poke around.

Here’s a quick guide to get started:

Banking

• Reduce and Eliminate ATM Fees
• Another Reason Why I Hate Bank of America
• Make Banks Treat You Like The Valued Customer You Are
• Bank of America Raises ATM Fees

Budget & Savings

• Emergency Fund 101
• His, Mine, and Ours: How We Pay Our Bills and Budget
• Eat Healthier & Save Money: Brownbag Your Lunch
• Build a Doable Budget in 2 Weeks
• Easy Ways to Get an Emergency Fund Started

Credit Cards

• I Got a Lower Rate on the Credit Card I Use
• Rich College Student: Understand Your Credit Cards
• Top 5 Credit Card Mistakes

Debt

• 5 Ways to Get Out of Debt
• Pay Off Debt First or Start Savings (Chicken or the Egg)

Education

• Getting The Most Financial Aid
• CLEP Can Reduce Your Student Loans
• Which Foreign Language Should I Learn?

Life

• What’s in My Wallet?
• How to Avoid Arguing About Money
• 3 Ways To Wisely Spend Your Bonus
• Family and Finances

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• The Cost of Moving to a New City I finished my first day at my new job and it was hectically fun. It's an adjustment as it is a smaller company, but I like the idea that I'll be cross-trained. As I mentioned before, I'd look at how much the move has cost us. I was a bit......

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• 10 Small Ways to Save Money That Make a Big Difference Image: alamosbasement When it comes to saving, sometimes starting small feels almost like not starting at all. A bit here and a bit there tends to add up like drops in a bucket. The important thing to remember though when it comes to saving money is that those drops......