How Much Does Your Car Payment Really Cost You?

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It’s no secret that we believe spending too much on a monthly car payment is one of the worst things you can possibly do with your hard earned money.  For millions of people this takes the form of leasing a car, buying a new car every few years or just buying an expensive car they…

A Lifetime of Financial Advice in your Wallet

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We read a recent newspaper article that discussed simple rules for a financial lifetime that would fit on just one index card, and while many of them were incredibly similar to concepts we describe here on RichmondSavers.com, some of them were too specific even for the average person. With that in mind, we came up…

Saving Money with Amazon Prime and Subscribe & Save

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We use Amazon.com for essentially all of our online shopping; it’s hard to beat their rock-bottom prices and free shipping with any $25 order.  Well, much to our surprise, they have managed to top themselves with both Amazon Prime and Amazon Subscribe & Save! Update: We also wanted to pass along an important update for…

The Miracle of Compound Interest

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Albert Einstein is widely reported as having made the statement, “The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest,” and after looking at the math behind this concept, I definitely agree with him. Definition Wikipedia defined the concept of compound interest as elegantly as I’ve seen:  “Compound interest arises when interest is added to…

Healthier Living with just a 7-Minute Workout

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With the astronomical cost of healthcare in the United States, we believe that good health is increasingly becoming not only a quality of life issue, but a significant pocketbook issue as well.  In addition to walking using my trusty pedometer and making many small changes towards healthy eating, I try to get as much exercise…

Save at Least 20% of your Income to Live Within your Means

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In our opinion, if you aren’t saving 10% of your income for retirement and at least another 10% of your income for savings/emergency fund/college/investing/etc., then your financial life is out of balance and you are definitely living beyond your means. Most people start with their take-home pay, deduct out all their various monthly expenses and…

Quick Tips: AnnualCreditReport.com for Three Free Credit Reports Per Year

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It’s really difficult to sift through all the gimmicky “free credit report” offers you find on the internet — most of which invariably turn out to cost you dearly.  However, AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site for truly safe and free credit reports. This site is jointly owned by the three big credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax…