Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life

Entries Tagged as 'shopping'

How Lemon Laws Protect You

July 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Got a car that’s turning into a repair nightmare? If it’s new, then you may have been sold a lemon. Learn more about your rights as a consumer and protections against dealerships who may try to keep you in the dark. Federal and state lemon laws allow you to get the repairs you need or (if it can’t be repaired) a refund/replacement.

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Buying Outside Your Budget or Spending More for Convenience

July 17th, 2008 · 8 Comments

How do you balance flexibility in your budget or spending plan without letting the entire thing fall apart? I have a suggestion which will keep you from feeling constrained by the budget but still on track. Maybe even make you feel better about making progress towards your goals.

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Tags: budgeting · shopping

Criteria for Buying vs. Borrowing or Renting

July 9th, 2008 · 22 Comments

Outlining the criteria for when it really may be worthwhile to buy instead of finding another option like borrowing or renting. In most cases, you probably don’t need to buy at all.

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The Father’s Day Gift-Buying Dilemma

June 14th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Father’s day is almost upon us and I still don’t know what I’m giving my dad. I probably should have started brainstorming a lot more than 2 weeks in advance. I could go out and buy something mindlessly, but I don’t want to. I could buy something semi-mindfully, but I’m not really sure. I’d like [...]

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Ever Had Something Live Up To The Hype?

May 28th, 2008 · 28 Comments

We’re surrounded by hype. Commercials, radio ads, billboards by the road and posters in the metro. Not to mention the ads on nearly every website, yes, including this one. Maybe a certain beer will make us more attractive or a car will make us the most envied family on the block. And we all know [...]

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