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As I sit here today, I’m looking at the two printers that I have.  One, I got because we needed one; the another, came with my Macbook Pro purchase.  Although the printer that came with my laptop was with rebates and essentially free, it reminds me of the money I’ve wasted through the years because I keep buying duplicate things.

The multiple computer monitors, bags, TVs, desks, you name it, I’ve bought a few.  Today before you read other great articles from around the web, I encourage you to check out what you’ve bought in the last year that could have been avoided because you already had something similar!  I’m sure if we can keep this type of purchases to a minimum, we will be one step closer to a richer retirement!

Now, check out these articles!

• The Digerati Life reminds us again to invest in the stock market as early as possible!
• My Two Dollars has some new ways to lower your car insurnace bill!
• The Sun’s Financial Diary lists out a bunch of International ETFs and their bad performances because of the recent stock market plunge.
• Dividend Growth Investor tells us when we should sell our dividend stocks!
• Simple Debt Free Finance finds and lists some software that are free!  Can you use any of it to replace a paid equivalent?
• Blunt Money explains how we can save money on haircuts!

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