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Hiring a Financial Planner to Manage Your Money

What you need to know before you hire a financial planner. read more »
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How to Calculate Net Worth

This is an example of how to calculate your net worth. After the calculation there are some examples on how to increase your net worth. read more »
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Needs, Wants and Crap for a New Baby

Reviewing the various purchases we’ve made over the last few months to figure out what was worth spending the money on, and what we could have done w[...] read more »
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Inverse Leveraged Short ETF Strategy - Double Digit Gains in Up or Down Market

See how to achieve hedge fund-like returns of double digits in any market by shorting leveraged ETF pairs to exploit daily volatility decay over time[...] read more »
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Technology vs Human Nature: Are Humans Programmed to Fail Financially?

Why is it that even with all this technology many people are still finding it hard to maintain a budget, track spending, and automate their savings. read more »
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Buying vs Renting a Home – Its Not All About Money

How stable is your job? It isn’t just that jobs have become less certain, but also because the ability to profitably flip a house every 3-5 years to [...] read more »
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10 Tips for Filling Out the FAFSA

Help on filling out the free application for federal student aid form. Some practical tips to ensure you make the right decisions with your college f[...] read more »
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YNAB 3 Review: Give Me Back My Mvelopes

My final review of the new You Need a Budget 3 software and how it compares to my previous envelope budgeting manager of choice: Mvelopes. read more »
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Reduce Your Electricity Bill By Choosing An LCD TV Instead Of Plasma - Canadian Finance Blog

If you are looking to buy a new TV, choosing an LCD might help you save you money on your electricity bill. read more »
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Book Review: Get Financially Naked

Does love really conquer all? Not when it comes to money matters, it doesn't. read more »
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Retired Early, In Debt, No Job: When the American Dream becomes a Nightmare

A reader writes in with her plea for help. read more »
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Should Kids in High School Work?

Considering the benefits and trade-offs of teenagers working in high school, my own story, and my thoughts on what's acceptable and what's not in m[...] read more »
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» Planning a (Debt-Free) Dream Vacation

I prefer to plan my trips, researching and budgeting as much as I can while I’m at home to make the vacation as smooth as possible. If that sounds li[...] read more »
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» Women and Retirement

For married couples, both spouses should be involved in the day-to-day management of the finances. If one person handles the finances and the other d[...] read more »
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How to Invest Now With Little Money to Start

New to investing? If you've saved up a chunk of money but don't know where to put it yet, here are my recommendations. You can get started with as[...] read more »
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