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Community Acupuncture

How to Find Affordable Acupuncture Near You

As a licensed acupuncturist and personal finance writer, sometimes I'm given confused looks as the two seemingly don't coordinate. But as many of you will know who read my blog and hang out with me on Facebook Live, acupuncture school is how I racked up all my debt and the primary way we paid it off. So when I had the opportunity to write about affordable acupuncture when I was interning at The Penny Hoarder it was my two worlds perfectly colliding. I've been practicing for about five years and have seen acupuncture work wonders in people. When people ask me…

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Sqeeze App Review

How to do Less Research and More Saving with the Squeeze App

I’m a self-proclaimed deal lover. Anytime I walk into a restaurant or pull into a store parking lot I’m searching my phone for a coupon or special to take advantage of. Yesterday I saw a coupon for the blinds we bought last week and I mourned over the $10 lost to corporate America. Sigh. When it comes to recurring payments, like bills, I’m even more careful. My husband and I conduct hours of research, make lots of calls, and do a fair bit of negotiating to make sure we have the best deal on life essentials like internet and phone…

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10 Ways to Save on Your Wedding

With 2.5 million weddings annually and the average wedding costing an overwhelming $32,641, I don’t have to tell you that the business of weddings outrageous (but you're here so I will.) Marriage is a great thing and you don’t need a wedding to have a marriage. I love parties though so a wedding was a no brainer for me. An excuse to have all my friends and family together to drink wine and dance all night? Count me in! Fortunately, there are ways to save on your wedding that won't compromise your sense of style. I wanted something elegant and…

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Grocery Shopping Online

Can Grocery Shopping Online Save you Money?

Who hasn’t fallen victim to catchy marketing jingles and beautiful branding in the grocery store? I’m an avid meal planner and 99% of my trips still find me bring home something that wasn’t on my list. So I thought about trying online grocery shopping. At first, I thought online grocery shopping seemed really weird and something for wealthy business people or moms of 4. But after some research, I found quite a few benefits of online grocery shopping that would help any average person looking to save some money. Related: How to Start Meal Planning Avoid Impulse Buys You can literally…

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Secondhand Clothes

Buy Clothes, Save The World!

Get ready to feel really good about yourself. I know you’re concerned about your carbon and slavery footprint (You are, right? Good.) but just don’t have the time, energy, and resources to buy locally sourced and stitched clothes to cover your body. It’s hard enough to remember which produce to buy organic, then we have to figure out which blouses are organic cotton? The struggle is real. But you know what’s also real? We consume 80 billion pieces of new clothing every year.   Fast fashion has made design turnover faster than a server at Chili’s. And it comes at…

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