My Blogging Essentials or What I Use To Blog

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Every now and then the subject comes up – What do I use to blog?  Let me give you a quick rundown of my blogging essentials:

WordPress.org - Here’s where it all starts.  WordPress.org provides the major framework for this site.  Without it I wouldn’t be able to set up a place where I could write and we could all communicate on the articles.  WordPress.org is free to download but you need a hosting plan somewhere else in order to get it up and running.
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What’s This Groupon I Keep Hearing About?

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Maybe you’ve seen some ads on the web. Perhaps you heard about it on the local news.  I don’t know about you but I’ve been hearing about Groupon everywhere!  So what is this Groupon all about?!?

Groupon (group+coupon) is a site that offers up a daily deal on some of the best attractions, eateries, and shops in your area (well, in lots of areas so far).
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Too Much Debt? 5 Steps To Pay Off Your Debt

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Sometimes it can feel like you're trapped in debt!

I still remember the first day of class at college. The professor walks into the classroom and hands you a piece of paper called a syllabus.  In that paper is all of the work you will complete over a four month period.  However, you automatically begin to feel overwhelmed.  How, you ask yourself, am I going to finish all of this?

In my case, I would total up all of the number of pages that needed to be read in a semester. I would then take that number and divide it by the number of days in the semester.  Suddenly, reading 15 pages per day seems a lot more manageable than reading four books.
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It’s Still A Good Idea To Buy A House In This Economy

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The New York Times, in their Your Money section, recently ran an article titled In Defense of Home Ownership. In the article the author, Ron Lieber, takes to task the notion that now is a horrible time to buy a house.  He mentions that despite the bad housing news we hear, stocks going nowhere, and [...]

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Discover More Card with $75 Cash Back Bonus Review

We’re all looking for the best ways we can use our credit cards and one way to help is to find the card that best fits our needs. Here’s a card that could help with your spending habits – the Discover More Card with a $75 cash back bonus. Here are the features:

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Why Invest In Mutual Funds

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The majority of investment activities is carried out by institutional investors, including mutual funds.  They buy and sell large quantities of shares and get preferential treatment on trade commissions.  Although everyone can try investing for him or herself, investment is a profession and requires professional knowledge and expertise, as well as resources.  With a certain [...]

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