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    Thursday, March 27, 2021 Would You Pay $35 for a Movie Ticket? (5 clicks)
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March 27, 2021 at 8:35 am ET More proof that the rich are trying to get away from you! Opening soon in a city near you: upscale movie theaters where tickets will cost $35.
“A new deluxe movie cinema is set to open this year…50 multiplexes [are] set for construction in the U.S. over the next five years. These new theaters will offer [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 25, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 25, 2021 at 7:28 pm ET $1 DVD Movie Rentals
This past weekend I had a few extra hours to kill so I thought I would catch up on some movies. At the suggestion of a wise and frugal friend I decided to try one of the $1 rental machines you can find at McDonalds or your local super market.
Only Bad Movies?
I’ve [...] ... (more) Monday, March 24, 2021 5 Crazy Tax Write-Offs (13 clicks)
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March 24, 2021 at 1:43 pm ET Bankrate.com recently shared their 10 craziest tax write-offs. I picked my favorite 5 and share them below. Some of them are really just failed write-off attempts but they’re all pretty funny.
1. It Went Up in Smoke
A drug dealer, facing prison time, didn’t want to serve more time for tax fraud. Therefore, he shared his dealer income with his [...] ... (more) From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 24, 2021 at 10:55 am ET Happy Belated Easter Weekend!
I’m just now getting around to posting my weekend roundup. I normally try and post this thing on Saturday nights. It takes quite some time to put together. I wonder sometimes if it’s worth it? Anyway, this was a great holiday weekend (see these origins of the Christian holiday and Easter Bunny). I [...] ... (more) Saturday, March 22, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 22, 2021 at 3:01 pm ET One of the most popular posts on Prime Time Money has been my post entitled, “Earn an Extra Few Hundred This Year by Saving for and Paying Your Own Property Taxes.” I hope to make some extra cash this year by using this method.
Motivated by my post, Becky from FamilyandFinances.com contacted her mortgage company and [...] ... (more) Thursday, March 20, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 20, 2021 at 11:00 am ET Frugal Guest Post
I’m taking the day off, but I thought I’d share a guest post I did over at the Festival of Frugality Blog. It’s on Avoiding the Frugal Purchase Trap. Please head on over and check it out. Thanks to Pinyo from Moolanomy, who is currently managing the FoF blog, for allowing me to guest post today.
Festival [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 19, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 19, 2021 at 8:58 am ET The Current Chart
Our SUV Loan
Last month I began sharing my debt tracking chart (above) for our SUV loan. As I shared previously, it’s the debt that we’re currently attacking with full force. This chart will be shown on the sidebar until I can pay it off completely.
Just the Minimum?
This month we’ve only been [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 18, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 18, 2021 at 3:18 pm ET The New $5 Bill
Security Features
The new five has some pretty neat security features (watermarks, security thread). Be sure and check them out at MoneyFactory.gov. Excerpt from that site:
“The new $5 bills, which entered circulation on March 13, 2008, are safer, smarter and more secure: safer because they’re harder to fake and easier to check; smarter to stay ahead of [...] ... (more) Monday, March 17, 2021 Millionaires in the Making: Ryan and Hope Wells (15 clicks)
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March 17, 2021 at 11:37 am ET CNN Money recently presented their latest Millionaire in the Making profile: Ryan and Hope Wells. Here’s a snapshot of their profile…
Ages: Ryan, 25, Hope, 23
Occupations: Car salesman, Medical billing coder
Salary: Approximately $56,000 combined
Home and land: $125,000 estimated value
IRA, 401(k): About $22,500
Mutual Funds: $3,000
Utilities: $310 per month
Groceries: About $350 per month
Entertainment: $300 per month
Car payments: $330 [...] ... (more) Sunday, March 16, 2021 Prime Time Money: St. Patrick’s Day Roundup (4 clicks)
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March 16, 2021 at 12:57 am ET
It has been (and continues to be) a fun and relaxing St. Patty’s Day Weekend. I wish a huge pot of gold upon everyone! Here are this week’s links…
Guest Post: Frugal Wedding
This week I had a guest post at Mrs. Micah, where I shared my Frugal Ideas for a Wedding. Check it out.
Carnivals
The 143rd Carnival of Personal Finance was held [...] ... (more) Friday, March 14, 2021 What Was Your Dumbest Purchase? (9 clicks)
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March 14, 2021 at 11:05 am ET (big gulps, huh?)
The Contest
Debt Kid is running a new contest on his blog. The prize will be a Nintendo DS Lite, which happens to be his dumbest purchase ever. I thought I’d play along and share my dumbest purchase.
The Purchase
I’ve made some stupid purchases in my life, but there’s one that I’m truly ashamed of [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 12, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 12, 2021 at 4:48 pm ET *Beware: Shameless Plug for Charity*
Please visit this page at Free Money Finance and place your vote in the comments for “Things”, which is my post on automatic savings and bill payment. It’s down to 32 posts in the March Madness tourney and I’m up against some solid competition from Cash Money Life with a post [...] ... (more) 12 Ways to Make Yourself Recession-Proof (8 clicks)
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March 12, 2021 at 10:15 am ET In the latest issue of Money magazine, Stephen Gandel presents a special report on “Survival Strategies“:
“The economy and the markets may be in for a hard fall. Here’s how you and your family can land safely.”
I thought I’d share the 12 points that the article makes as well as my comments on each. All this [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 11, 2021 ING DIRECT Lowered Rates Again! (5 clicks)
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March 11, 2021 at 5:49 pm ET The savings account rate is down from 3.65% APY. Bummer. I have several accounts with ING DIRECT:
Our Emergency Fund
Our Property Tax Fund
Our Discretionary Spending Checking Account
All will be affected and my interest earned at the end of 2008 will be less than expected (assuming the rate doesn’t go back up). However, even with the rate [...] ... (more) 10 Minutes to a Lower TV Bill (9 clicks)
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March 11, 2021 at 5:05 pm ET Satellite and Cable TV Service
If you’re one of the few who survives without the use of satellite or cable TV service, I applaud you. I must say, I’m slightly jealous. I hate having to pay this bill every month…just not enough to quit my TV watching ways. For the record, if it weren’t for the [...] ... (more) Monday, March 10, 2021 3 Ways To File Your Taxes For FREE (3 clicks)
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March 10, 2021 at 10:07 am ET File Your Taxes For Free
It’s tax time. We’re a little over a month away from April 15th. If you meet certain criteria, you may just be able to file your taxes for free, even e-file. Here are three ways you might be able to file your taxes for free, two of which I’ve used:
1. TaxAct [...] ... (more) Sunday, March 9, 2021 ING DIRECT Savings Account $25 Bonus (3 clicks)
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March 9, 2021 at 2:31 pm ET ING DIRECT has given me a batch of referrals! Start saving today!
To earn $25 Signup Bonus, you will need to open your account with $250.
Each link will work only once. The link has already been used if you get the following message:
We’re sorry, but the referral link within the email you received has expired and [...] ... (more) Prime Time Money: Big Winner Roundup (8 clicks)
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March 9, 2021 at 12:37 am ET March Madness (cont…)
“Who’s the big winner? I’m the big winner, that’s who!” Thanks for your help. Both of my articles won and made it to the second round of the March Madness blog post competition for charity. It’s down to 32 posts. The first is up right now. Please go vote for my post on property “taxes” [...] ... (more) Friday, March 7, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 7, 2021 at 11:18 am ET Why Check Your Credit Report
I recently presented information detailing how to get your free credit report from annualcreditreport.com. I thought I’d follow up that post with one on what to do when you have incorrect information on your reports. After all, the reason you need to check your reports periodically is because there may be something wrong on [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 5, 2021 AnnualCreditReport.com and Free Credit Score (9 clicks)
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March 5, 2021 at 4:10 pm ET AnnualCreditReport.com
It’s been a while since I’ve checked my credit history so today I decided to get my free credit report from annualcreditreport.com. For those not familiar with it, it’s a website that the three credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) have set up based on a requirement from the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Using this [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 4, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 4, 2021 at 12:24 pm ET Vote Now for March Madness
As I shared with you this past weekend, I’m involved with a blog post competition (March Madness style) over at Free Money Finance. I have two of my posts submitted to the tournament. The first post, on paying your own property taxes is doing well in the first round. Today, my [...] ... (more) Go Cash Only for a Week (2 clicks)
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March 4, 2021 at 8:00 am ET Is your spending out of control lately? Here’s a quick tip to help you gain insight and instill discipline into your spending habits: Go cash only for one week!
Using Cash is So Old School
Most of us at one time or another find ourselves without cash. You end up using your credit or debit [...] ... (more) Monday, March 3, 2021 From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 3, 2021 at 11:15 am ET Credit Card Question
I have access to what search phrases are bringing people to Prime Time Money. For instance, just the other day someone searched for the following phrase in Google and found my site:
“is it best to pay off my credit card balance or make payments”
Hopefully this searcher found some good information here. But I doubt [...] ... (more) Sunday, March 2, 2021 The Role of Debt in Your Life (22 clicks)
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March 2, 2021 at 6:10 pm ET Today I ran across a Yahoo! Finance article on managing debt and credit. The last section of the article was on “the role of debt“. An excerpt from that section:
“Today, carrying installment debt is almost a fact of life. Mortgages, car loans, or small-business loans (to name a few) are part of almost everyone’s life. [...] ... (more) Saturday, March 1, 2021 Prime Time Money March Madness Roundup (7 clicks)
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March 1, 2021 at 7:23 pm ET Samaritan’s Purse and March Madness
During the Month of March, Free Money Finance will be hosting the annual March Madness blog article competition for charity. I have two posts in the contest. The first is my post on paying your own property taxes, and it’s up right now in round one, game 5. If you enjoyed [...] ... (more) Items 113 - 137 of 199
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