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Organizing Your Home on a Budget: Cost-effective Ways to Organize Your Home Without Spending a Lot of Money

Organizing your home does not have to break the bank, nor does it need to be done in a day. Here are some ways to get your space in order without spending a lot of money.

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How to Create a Budget

Creating a budget can be an effective way to manage your finances as a step towards achieving your financial goals. Here are some steps to get started:

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The Latest Scoop on Tipping

What is going on with tipping guidelines these days? There seems to have been a shift since the pandemic started of whom we tip, how we tip, and how much we tip.

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How and Why to Balance Your Checkbook – Even if You Are Not Writing Checks

Most of us aren’t writing many checks these days, but we are still spending money and receiving payments. In the old days, there were only two ways to withdraw funds from your bank account: write a check or hand over a withdrawal slip to a bank teller. You deposited funds in person at the bank. Then with the marvelous innovation of ATMs, it was no longer necessary to go into a bank to withdraw, deposit, or transfer money. Today you can pay bills online through your bank’s website or app, or through apps such as Venmo, Zelle, & CashApp or transfer funds to and from PayPal. Your paycheck is most likely deposited directly via EFT. All this said, how and why do you need to balance your checkbook even if you are not writing checks?

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