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Money Saver: How Long to Keep Financial Records?

Money Saver Tips - How Long to Keep Financial Records
Keeping Financial Records is a Money Saver? Who knew that keeping financial records like bank receipts could be a real money saver?  Wondering why keeping financial records is a money saver? Read on to find out! I collect so much paper throughout the day – receipts for meals, gas, groceries,... [Continue Reading]

Money Saver: Cooking at Home vs Eating Out

Money Saver Tips: Cooking at Home vs Eating Out - cooking lasagna
Who doesn’t love a good plate of lasagna?  Layers and layers of sinful cheese melted in between layers of pasta and meat sauce.  Yummy!  But going out to your local Italian restaurant can get pricy.  For someone who isn’t a Rachael Ray and is saving money wherever I can, I... [Continue Reading]

The Recession and Your Business – Making Adjustments to Survive & Thrive

Let’s talk about the recession. Officially, it’s over, but we all know many businesses are still struggling. As a member of a local BNI Chapter, it has been shared with us that the founder, Ivan Misner, took a personal stance against the recession by declaring he was not going to... [Continue Reading]

5 Steps to Saving Money on Groceries: an Extra $60 a Month!

5 Steps to Saving Money on Groceries
I’m on a grocery budget just like many other people. When I created my budget, I budgeted enough for my family to eat well, but not filet mignon every night. I have three steps that I always do when it comes to going to the grocery store. I recently added... [Continue Reading]

Saving Money with an Auto Repair Shop You Can Trust

Locating a Good Auto Repair Shop You Can Trust
Do you panic when your car makes that weird sound? We all need an auto repair shop we can trust. Today’s guest blogger, Dave Beason of The Muffler Shop in Henderson, Nevada has some great advice for finding a repair shop to meet your needs. Picking a Repair Shop The... [Continue Reading]

Who Has the Real Money Problems – NBA Owners Versus Players

Who Has the Real Money Problems - NBA Players vs. Owners
Give Me All Your Money! NBA financial greed: it’s on both sides, but who is really paying for it? I keep watching the back and forth between the NBA players and owners. The players think they should get a bigger piece of the pie, because without them there would be... [Continue Reading]

What Does Your CPA do for You?

CPA helps small business owner
What does your CPA do for you? As business owners, we all have a CPA. The person we give our financial statements to and cross our fingers they can do the magic. But what else could your CPA do for you? What else are they capable of doing? Here are... [Continue Reading]

How to Budget for a Great Steak Dinner

How to budget for a great steak dinner at Oscar's Steak House
Beef, Booze and Broads Oscar Goodman’s Steak House at the Plaza opening soon As a resident of Nevada, I am thrilled to see Oscar Goodman opening a steak house downtown. Oscar “gets” Vegas and continues his support for Downtown . His tagline is classic: “Beef, Booze and Broads.” That’s Oscar!... [Continue Reading]

The Toothpaste Theory of Saving Money

The Toothpaste Theory of Saving Money
Squeezing the Tube As I was brushing my teeth this morning I found myself squeezing the tube to get that last bit of toothpaste . I smoothed it out, pushed the remaining toothpaste to the top of the tube and bent the tip when I squeezed. I was surprised how... [Continue Reading]

3 Ways Your CPA Could be Helping You

CPA helps small business owner
  As business owners, we all have a CPA. The person we give our financial statements to and cross our fingers they can do the magic with our taxes. But what else could your CPA do for you besides your taxes? What else are they capable of doing? Here are... [Continue Reading]

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