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How Much Are You Really Paid? 10 Items You Must Consider

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The vast majority of us go to work each day and trade our time for money.  As we are weighing job offers we tend to get a laser focus on the listed salary or hourly wage.  But you need to look past that shiny salary number to figure out the true wage being offered.  After all, every hour you are doing job-related things is one less hour you have to live your life.  Here are 10 things you need to account for to determine the actual wage you are being offered.

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Meal Planning for Your Body and Budget

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Last year we paid down over $56,000 in debt.  One of the biggest areas of savings for us was reducing our spending on food.  So, what did we do, just eat rice and beans?

Nope.

If anything, we ate higher quality food than the previous year.  Meal planning made it possible to slash spending without sacrificing flavor.

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5 Ways to Save this Summer!

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Summer is here!  The pools are filled, the sunscreen is out, the tomatoes are turning red, and the solstice is upon us!

Whoa, maybe I went a bit far there…

Besides Summer being a great time to have fun in the sun, there are some unique opportunities for savings.  Here’s 5…

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Yard Work: 5 Reasons I Do My Own

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“I love yard work!” – said almost nobody ever.

You come home from work, beat from the day, then you gotta run right back out and tackle the yard.  It’s hot, sweaty, dusty, and tiring.  And then you gotta do it every week for months on end.  Who the hell likes that?

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