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BEST TIP: Look for coupon books everywhere to get deals on souvenirs, meals, attractions, and shows! Sign up for players cards (at customer service desks in each casino) for more comps and promotions. We got $40 free cash when we signed up at the Paris. That reduced our buffet charge for brunch from $65 down to $25 for the four of us.
We bought a beautiful brand new home in a tony suburb of Indianapolis. After moving from the expensive San Diego region, our real estate dollars went much further in the less desirable mid west. Our new home was luxurious in comparison with our smaller attached home in California.
Everywhere I turn there is someone snapping up a foreclosure. Turn on the television and HGTV is populated with renovation ideas for the abundance of below market real estate.
When someone starts out a comment with, “You may not like what I have to say, but……”, I know I definitely will not like it!
While writing this article I received another call from the mortgage broker. Oops, they need one more piece of information.
She repeatedly asks herself, “Do I really need it?” Well, of course she doesn’t need it, but there is no logical reason not to treat herself to the jewelry. Unfortunately, even after making the plunge and purchasing the beautiful bracelet, she continues to be racked with guilt and worries that she spent too much.
We all have the power to make a difference.
This one is my favorite. Although I don’t get down too often, when I do, I wonder whether I’m impacting others. She reminded me that the number of people one helps is not the issue. You are important if you make a difference in one person’s life, twenty, or millions.
Look for Barbara's upcoming book, "Personal Finance: An Encyclopedia of Modern Money Management"
(Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, 2014)
Copyright © 2013 Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance
