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Reader Question: Homemade or Store Bought~ Which is Cheaper?

Mr. CBB has paid me the compliment of inviting me to help answer a reader’s question: A question I would love to have feedback on from you and your fans is: How do you know when it’s less expensive to...

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Budgeting With Mr.CBB Got Us Back On Track!

A True Budgeting Story: Thanks for sharing your story Jen. Fans-I realize it’s longer than a normal post but I felt it important to share her full story rather than bits. This is very inspirational...

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Merry Christmas To All!

Merry Christmas to all the fans who read and follow Canadian Budget Binder. I know today is supposed to be The Grocery Game Challenge but SURPRISE I’m bumping that post to tomorrow. Actually a few of...

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Three Best Things About Being Single When It Comes To Money

A year ago I would have never pictured myself as being a single mother. I’m sure no married mother actually pictures herself on her own raising her children. But life happens and there are just some...

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How I Support My Family On One Income

This is a Guest Post written by Tanya a fan who wanted to share her story about how she supports her family on one income in hopes to inspire others. Tanya’s Story: I live in Prince Edward Island with...

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How I Turned My Passion and Skills Into Making Extra Money

Guest Post My friends always ask me how I make extra money and I tell them I took what I do best and turned it into cash! Until 4 years ago, working a full-time job was as easy as getting up, going to...

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How I Reduced Our Grocery Budget From $1100 To $600 In 6 Months

Our Family We are on a very tight budget with food being the second greatest expense, preceded only by our mortgage. My husband and I have spent most of our family years raising our kids and figured...

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How Smoking Affected The Cost Of Our Life Insurance Premium

We all know the health risks of smoking followed by the dent it can put in the budget just to buy cigarettes. Did you also know that it costs smokers more money when they apply for life insurance,...

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What My Life Is Like With Terrible Credit

photo credit freedigitalphotos.net/Stuart Miles I am a person living with debt that I can’t pay and terrible credit. I am a single mother of a now 17-year-old son soon to be 18. Over the years there...

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There And Back Again: A Spenders Financial Journey

A Spenders Financial Journey I’ve read that our ideas about money are formed in childhood and can shape how we deal with our financial journey well into adulthood; I know this was certainly the case...

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Life, Money and Retirement~Skype Doesn’t Reach Heaven

Sometimes it seems people are in the money race to retire, comparing who has more money saved, who’s making the better investments, who has bigger goals and it becomes a whirlwind of dreams and a...

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How I Changed My Life- I Won The Debt, Divorce, Drugs and Drinking Jackpot!

I won the debt, divorce, drinking and drugs jackpot because I wanted to take back what I gave away, me. My name is Cindy and in 2008, I decided to change my life and today I’m going to share with you...

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A Love Letter And Life Lessons: Money Fool To A Budgeting Money Saver!

A love letter taught me a life lesson steering me away from becoming a money fool and into a budgeting money saver. I know what you are thinking and you are probably right. What did Mr.CBB get himself...

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The Loss Of A Dog, Euthanasia Costs and Dealing With Grief

Unconditional love. The loss of a dog, euthanasia and dealing with grief may well be part of owning a family pet. Thoughts of what to do when a dog passes away is not a subject that many pet owners...

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Pet Budget: Homemade peanut butter dog treats

Treats Your Dog Will Love I’ve never given much thought to our pet budget and making homemade dog bones until I came across a peanut butter dog treats recipe that made me question the cost of the...

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There And Back Again: A Spenders Financial Journey

A Spenders Financial Journey I’ve read that our ideas about money are formed in childhood and can shape how we deal with our financial journey well into adulthood; I know this was certainly the case...

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Are old-fashioned values worth anything?

Common Sense and Courtesy Is Not Old News It seems like these days everyone is switching things up but at some point many revert back to the old-fashioned ways of doing things because they seem like...

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Is being taken for granted taking more than just your time?

BUILD CONFIDENCE AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT There is only one reason someone will take you for granted and that is because you let them. You are the nicest person anyone could ever wish to know, you have a...

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A dog is for life, not just for Christmas

YOUR DOG WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END   As with many pet owners and this time of year I can be sure that they’ll be at least one present under the tree for your four-legged friend. The family dog, the...

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New Years Resolutions 2014: My Health, My Money

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS TO STAY   With the arrival of 2014, New Years Resolutions are on the minds of many people right now. Whether you are striving to meet a new fitness goal, quit smoking or better...

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