This guest post is from Kacie’s younger sister, Julie. Julie is 17 years old and is finishing her junior year in high school. She received a promotional copy of High School Money Book, and graciously agreed to share her thoughts with us.

High School Money Book by Don Silver isn’t something I would pick up and start to [...]

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If you’re following the Dave Ramsey plan to get out of debt, then you might be dining on “beans ‘n rice, rice n’ beans” to keep grocery costs down.
Instead of eating the same humdrum things in the name of frugality, you can prepare some fairly gourmet dishes without it costing a fortune.
I recently received a [...]

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I had a brown grocery sack full of books that nobody seemed to want–and then I sold them for $6.50.
I had tried listing them on Amazon.com. The listings expired before anyone tried to buy them.
Next, I tried listing them on PaperBackSwap.com (referral link) to see if I could give them away. No takers. For months.
I [...]

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I’m giving away an autographed copy of The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches by Jeff Yeager! If you want a chance to win, please leave a comment below. I’ll use a random number generator to select someone on Friday, March 14.
Some personal finance books focus heavily on the "finance" aspect of things. This [...]

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