Say Goodbye to the Broke College Student, and Hello to the Budgeting Graduate
If you’re graduating from college, congratulations! Here’s a free graduation gift: six smart money moves for graduates.
Choose Your Job Carefully –If you’ve chosen your career, remember that a lower-paying job in your field is likely to be a better deal in the long run than a higher-paying job in a field you have no long-term interest in. Accepting a job in an unrelated field, simply because it…
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Free-lancers Deserve Freedom to Retire Too
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/retirement/prepare-for-retirement-freelancer-1.aspx http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/28/the-freelancers-guide-to-saving-for-retirement.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/07/21/freelancers-heres-how-to-save-pay-down-debt-retire-and-splurge/
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What to Do This Mardi Gras
King cakes, parades, and beads. Oh my! Carnival season is coming to a close, but the real fun is just about to begin! With many schools and businesses closing their doors for Fat Tuesday, February 28, go out and celebrate Mardi Gras Louisiana Style! Regardless of if you’ll be here in Baton Rouge, traveling to the soon to be packed city of New Orleans, or somewhere far away dreaming of Louisiana…
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Quick: Save Up for the Movies this Month
We hope you didn’t spend all your movie money on Thanksgiving, because boy are there some great movies coming out this month! Here’s a rundown on what you should expect to maximize that bang for your buck. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip You know, Alvin’s a classic. These chipmunk movies only get better and better. This particular film is the journey three furry friends set out on to save…
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How to Get Married without Getting Swindled
Getting hitched with a party, music, flowers, photography and a cake carries a pretty price tag —$31,213, on average last year, to be exact, according to the annual Real Weddings Study by TheKnot.com. CNBC, “America’s Biggest Money Mistakes” Now hold your horses! Love is probably one of the most powerful, wonderful reasons to celebrate in the world–We won’t tell you otherwise. Your wallet might…
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Five Holiday Hacks To Do This December
We keep stressing the importance of saving during the holiday season, but we genuinely can’t stress it enough. This time of year is always the most chaotic on budgets. Here at The EDSA Group, we’ve put together a few holiday hacks that are easy to do, and ingenious to use! Gift cards are awesome, huh? But you know what’s not awesome? Forgetting how much you spent on that gift card your boss gave…
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5 Things to Spend Money On
http://www.frugalitymagazine.com/5-things-refuse-frugal-88423/
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Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
Robert H. Schuller (via quotemadness)
Millennials Part 2:Tips and Tools for a Better Financial Future
It may seem like a challenge to improve the financial literacy levels among millennials, but we have the perfect tips to get you started. Everything we discussed in part one can easily be taken care of with a little follow up. Economize Once you get your first real job and go out on your own, it is tempting to feel the excitement of spending all your paycheck, and more. Don’t overspend on a…
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Buying College Books: How to Hack the System