Save Money on All Car Insurance

All car insurance may seem overpriced, but you’ll be able to fetch a cheap deal if you take some time to be a smart shopper. You’ve watched the commercials and you’ve listened to the promises. Now get an unbiased view of all car insurance companies — and some of the genuine ways to save money.

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Best Online Banking Rates | Is Ally Your Ally?

When it comes to the best online banking rates, Ally Bank wants us to believe we’ve found our financial ally. With a refreshingly clever ad campaign, it’s tempting to believe it’s true. Here are some of Ally’s most attractive features and best online banking rates:

No monthly fees for products such as high yield CDs, Raise [...]

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We Support NY's Proposed Beverage Tax -- and Here's Why

If you live in New York State, you’ve probably seen this anti-beverage tax commercial, featuring a working-class mom unloading grocery bags in her kitchen. As she puts away her milk, she complains about the proposed beverage tax on juice drinks and sports drinks, barely mentioning soda. Targeting frustrated consumers, she whines about the threatening impact [...]

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Decline the Fine: Say No to Automatic Overdraft Coverage

Automatic overdraft coverage, or an overdraft line of credit, is a fat cash cow for banks — worth billions in pure profit — or at least it was. Recent federal legislation now requires that financial institutions ask customers if they want automatic overdraft coverage. Banks such as Chase have launched an aggressive (one might [...]

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February Food Budget Challenge Update: Did We Save Money on Food?

We saved a lot more than this in February.

In a recent post, we challenged ourselves to spend $100 or less on food for the entire month of February. In an effort to meet our goal, we shopped at the cheap grocery store, bought food on sale or with multiple coupons using these tips for [...]

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