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Comparing Gift Card Buyback Sites

February 2, 2012

December through April are big months in my house for gift cards. We have Christmas, then all 4 of my family members’ birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Easter, etc., and as my kids have gotten older we have found that they have gotten harder to shop for. My husband and I have also gotten harder to shop [...]

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Weekly Deals Roundup-January 29th

January 30, 2012

Here are our favorite deals and discounts from this week. Would love to know what you think of this new feature-let me know in the comments! Are you ready for some football? It is Superbowl time check out these fun decoration ideas! If you are not into football, maybe this craft site is more [...]

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Fitness on a Budget

January 26, 2012

A common New Year’s resolution is to attempt to get fit for the year. Last year after having years of stops and starts when it came to adding “getting moving” to my daily routine I started running. For some reason, unlike a lot of other programs this was the first workout that I started that [...]

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New Year, New Budget, New Attitude

January 25, 2012

Starting 2012 on the right financial foot is a resolution many people share. We’re only a few weeks into the new year and you may already feel defeated, but it’s not too late to get organized, and turn 2012 into the year you become a money ninja. One of my resolutions was to spend more [...]

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Weekly Deals Roundup–January 22nd

January 22, 2012

This week I’m sharing what I hope will be a weekly feature Centsible Deals weekly roundup. Along with Deals Editor, Brittany, I’m sharing our favorite deals and discounts from this week. Would love to know what you think of this new feature-let me know in the comments! Hasbro Daily Discounts Hasbro is offering some awesome [...]

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Quality furniture on the cheap

January 19, 2012

One of the things that has taken me years to learn is the fine art of buying great furniture at deeply discounted prices. It seems like it’s either choose quality and hefty price tag or cheap materials and a wallet happy price. It doesn’t have to be either or though! Ikea While Ikea certainly has [...]

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My Financial New Years Resolutions for 2012

January 13, 2012

Now that it is the New Year I’ve been thinking about what I can do to make more money, you know, other than getting another job or my daughter and I giving up our weekly Starbucks. After all, we need our weekly Starbucks. **wink, wink** (No really. We need our weekly Starbucks.) The key to [...]

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Best Time to Buy: January

January 5, 2012

Everyone who has ever tried to make the most of their money knows that in order to get the best bargains on certain goods, timing is everything. So in order to help the readers of The Centsible Life get their bargain timing down to perfect, I have created a “Best Time to Buy” list for [...]

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7 Year-End Personal Financial Planning Tips

December 27, 2011

Among the business of holiday frenzy and year end parties it may seem like an odd time to get your financial house in order. But in fact December is an excellent time to take stock of your personal finances. As you are taking stock there are a few items for you to double-check, and make [...]

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Shop and Save (or pay off debt!) with Upromise

December 23, 2011

The holiday shopping season is coming to a close, but it’s not to late to end 2011 with a smart financial move. Signing up for Upromise is a simple step to take to start saving more money on everyday purchases you already make like groceries, entertainment, and of course gifts. Many people think of Upromise [...]

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