Posts by: Jennifer Derrick

by Jennifer Derrick

Escrow Is Probably Why Your Housing Payment Increased The last few years saw a rash of home-buying due to low interest rates and the pandemic. That’s great. But what I&... read the story

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Dear Diary, Please Help Me Fix My Financial Life I’ve kept a diary or journal since I was a kid. Over the years the entries have evolved from teenage social drama ... read the story

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12 Ways to Make Memories Without Spending a Fortune The concept of making memories has been co-opted by our consumer culture to equate memories with money. The more you spe... read the story

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Organization is the Key to Thriving Financially I once had a roommate who was a wonderful person but an organizational nightmare. Her stuff was strewn from one end of o... read the story

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When Does Frugality Turn Into Theft? Most of us who like to save money will, at some point, find ourselves faced with a chance to save money that is ethicall... read the story

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Luck Has Nothing to Do With It It’s very frustrating when people who don’t know us well attribute our decent financial situation to “... read the story

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The Target Red Card Decision Lately I’ve been thinking about getting the Target Red card. (Note that this post is strictly about the debit card... read the story

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Complaining Just to Get Free Stuff We all want to be treated fairly and receive the products and services that we pay for. We want things to match our expe... read the story

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Using Coke or Pepsi For Household Chores: Strange Ways to Save Money When I was younger, I was a figure skater. To get the rust off of our blades we would frequently soak them in Pepsi. I..... read the story

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Money Lessons From Aesop’s Fables As a kid you probably grew up hearing Aesop’s Fables. These little stories all have a moral designed to teach kids... read the story