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£80,000 taxi fare to send schoolboy round the houses

Posted by digitalfever 1056 days ago, popular 1056 days ago (http://www.totallymoney.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance school taxi steyning
A British county council has landed local taxpayers with an £80,000 bill for the cost of a 10 year olds taxi fare to school.10 year old Daniel Foulds[...] read more »
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Has Our Costco Membership Been Worth it?

Posted by GreenPanda 1056 days ago, popular 1056 days ago (http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: costco warehouse clubs
I’ve heard from so many people growing up that having a warehouse club automatically meant you save money. We currently have a Costco membership. We [...] read more »
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Investing in Bonds for Portfolio Security and Modest Growth

Posted by MMarquit 1059 days ago, popular 1058 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bonds investing portfolio
Bonds can provide security in your investment portfolio, while also offering inflation-beating growth. read more »
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Feds, states announce major action against scams with 'hundreds of thousands' of victims

Posted by AmyVernon 1061 days ago (http://www.walletpop.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crime scams
Targeting scams that prey on people vulnerable because of the down economy, federal and state officials announced a laundry list of legal actions inc[...] read more »
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5 scams spreading fraud in the recession

Posted by vcavalli 1061 days ago (http://www.bankrate.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance fraud recession scams
Scamsters are taking advantage of the tough economic climate to bilk consumers. Here's what to keep an eye out for. read more »
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7 Reasons why Canada’s dollar will continue to Pounce on the U.S. Dollar!

Posted by mywealth 1061 days ago (http://mywealth.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: canada canadian dollar forex fx usd
There are many dynamics working against the dollar and for the Canadian dollar. I don’t claim that these are the ONLY reasons but that they are very [...] read more »
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California to issue IOUs after missing budget deadline; muni bond rating at risk

Posted by AmyVernon 1061 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: budget california economy
Beginning tomorrow, California will issue IOUs to elderly, disabled and welfare recipients who are due checks because the governor and the legislatur[...] read more »
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Vibe magazine shutting down

Posted by AmyVernon 1062 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy magazines
Vibe magazine, the urban-music magazine founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones, is the latest victim of the media recession. An assistant in the office of e[...] read more »
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A Loan From Our Children [Comic]

Posted by lovemorgul 1062 days ago, popular 1062 days ago (http://www.interbent.com)
Category: Business | Tags: comic economics finance funny humor
A comic on how corporate America is stealing from their children and grandchildren. read more »
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The Pros and Cons of Buying a Fixer Upper

Posted by LynnBulmer 1063 days ago (http://www.realestateproarticles.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home buying homes fixer uppers
Pessimists look at the whole experience as a large hole in the ground that you throw money into while you live years in a house full of drywall dust.[...] read more »
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Self Credit Repair - Ways To Increase FICO Score by Yourself

Posted by repa 1064 days ago, popular 1064 days ago (http://www.realestateproarticles.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit credit repair credit score
If you are tired of dealing with bad credit and the hassle that it can bring to your life then you must read this article. It will outline a simple b[...] read more »
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Today's 20-somethings: The new investment skeptics?

Posted by AmyVernon 1066 days ago, popular 1066 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stocks skeptics geny
One could make a pretty strong argument that members of today's 20-something generation represent the new investment skeptics. And can you blame the[...] read more »
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Study finds home ownership does not lead to happiness

Posted by AmyVernon 1067 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: happiness home mortgage study
After controlling for household income, housing quality, and health, homeowners are no happier than renters by definitions of: life satisfaction, ove[...] read more »
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Mariott hopes to save its bacon by saving its bacon - BloggingStocks

Posted by AmyVernon 1067 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy food hotel marriot
In an over-the-top example of watching the pennies so the dollars add up, Marriott Intl. has found an extra $2 million a year in its bacon. The chain[...] read more »
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Should There Be Mandatory Personal Finance Classes In High School Or Junior High?

Posted by stretchydollar 1067 days ago, popular 1067 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: education personal finance classes
What do you think? Would mandatory personal finance classes in middle or high school help? How does teaching personal finance in the home help? read more »
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