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Stay at Home Parents Now Able to Get a Credit Card

Traci Taylor — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:16:19 +0000

Just because stay at home moms and dad’s don’t have nine-to-five jobs doesn’t mean they don’t work hard, but until now their status often disqualified them from getting a credit card. That’s all about to change thanks to a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Five Sneaky Ways to Save Cash

Traci Taylor — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:30:02 +0000

I was compelled to find out how I could make my mascara last longer after spending $26 the weekend for the second time in 6 months on a new tube. Yeah, I could go with cheaper mascara, but the stuff I use works wonders. So, after digging around, I found a neat tip I’m going to try to help my mascara last longer and I also found 4 other sneaky ways to save cash.

How Much Will It Cost To Attend A Wedding This Year?

Traci Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:29:38 +0000

And you thought planning a wedding was expensive! Just attending someone’s big day can put you in the hole. Between pre-wedding celebrations, transportation, accommodations, gifts and attire, the average price of going to a wedding is now $539- that’s up $200 from last year. And that’s nothing compared to actually being in the wedding- [...]

Win $5,000 to Open Your Own Binghamton Business

Traci Taylor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:24:33 +0000

One of my dreams has always been to open my own coffee shop/lending library. I’ve even got a name picked out and know exactly how the inside layout would be. If like me, you dream of one day opening you own small business, help might be closer than you think. The Binghamton Local Development Corporation [...]

Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Cooking Your Own Meals?

Traci Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:52:52 +0000

I couldn’t help but giggle when I saw this Jeep in the parking lot of a Binghamton grocery store over the weekend. I’m pretty sure the owner accomplished their mission! So anyway, I did my grocery shopping on Sunday and stuck to the basics. I didn’t go crazy impulse shopping. I stocked up on stuff [...]

Co-workers Share Jackpot With New Employee

Traci Taylor — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:29:34 +0000

Imagine you’re new at your job and your coworkers are taking up a collection for Powerball tickets. You opt out. And then they win $1 million. That’s exactly what happened to Jennifer Maldonado of Keller Williams Partner Realty in Florida. But thanks to her generous coworkers, she’ll still get to take home a cut of [...]

H&R Block Software Glitch Delays Refunds for More Than 600,000 People

Traci Taylor — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:38:21 +0000

Well this is no fun. Apparently a glitch in H&R Block tax preparation software caused more than 600,000 tax returns to be filed incorrectly, which means refunds are going to be delayed for those people by as much as six weeks according to Market Watch.

Top Billionaries in the World Worth $5.4 Trillion

John Davison — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:50:15 +0000

Forbes Magazine just released it’s list of the wealthiest of the wealthy. It looks like another 200 people became billionaires over the past 12 months. We now have a record 1,426 billionaires on the planet. All the billionaires on the list saw their net worth increase in the last year. So I guess the economy [...]

Where to Get the Cheapest Gas in Binghamton

Traci Taylor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:00:27 +0000

Ugh! If gas prices continue to go up I don’t know what I’m gonna do. Every time I open my wallet to pay for gas it starts sputtering at me. I can’t believe how gas prices seem to go up EVERY single day. I also can’t believe how expensive gas is here in New York. [...]

Six Things That Cost Way More Than They're Worth

Traci Taylor — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:00:05 +0000

If you’re trying to save some money, here are some things that might help. It’s six things that cost WAY more than they should: #1.) Coffee at a Coffee Shop. A $4 Venti at Starbucks costs about 25 cents to make at home. #2.) Wine at a Restaurant. On average, they charge three times what [...]