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Gifts vs. Charity: The Fine Line

Posted by masteryourcard 1309 days ago, popular 1308 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: charity debt finance gift money
People are funny about money. Most people, myself included, tend to view an offer of money as charity. Our independent natures rebel at the idea that[...] read more »
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Will Dropping Gas Prices Bring Back the SUV Craze?

Posted by oboy 1309 days ago, popular 1308 days ago (http://members.greenpeace.org)
Category: Green | Tags: automotive autos gas green suv
Short answer: no. Long answer: the SUV craze of the late 90's and early 21st century came into play from the perspective that they were safer and m[...] read more »
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Accountability

Posted by morgant 1310 days ago, popular 1309 days ago (http://slottedpig.info)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: accountability goals
While my overall goal is to get out of debt, I’ll be setting smaller, easily attainable goals along the way. Getting out of debt is inherently a long[...] read more »
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Steve Jobs: Apple Will Be 'Fine'

Posted by scotsworth788 1312 days ago (http://www.macnewsworld.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: apple ceo jobs steve
For the first time in eight years, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was on the line during a quarterly financial conference call with analysts. His presence seem[...] read more »
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Why I Rent Instead of Own a Home

Posted by masteryourcard 1312 days ago, popular 1311 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: money personal finance
After I wrote my article, ‘A Little Something Learned About Apartment Living,’ a coworker asked me why I didn’t just buy a house. I got the entire sp[...] read more »
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Taiwan Dumps Fannie, Freddie

Posted by thekritz 1312 days ago, popular 1311 days ago (http://online.barrons.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: fannie mae housing crisis
Despite the recent government bailout of US mortgage giants, investors remain wary. Taiwan's financial regulators reportedly have ordered that natio[...] read more »
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Paulson Is Said to Plan Buying Stakes in Regional U.S. Banks

Posted by sumib 1312 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: henry paulson
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is preparing to take stakes in a number of regional U.S. banks as he seeks to halt the freeze of credit to businesse[...] read more »
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Why Stock Market Volatility Is Perfectly Natural

Posted by scotsworth788 1313 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bailout fall market stock
With the Dow down another 300 points this morning (yawn), we're all getting used to stock-market volatility. The weird thing is that this feels perf[...] read more »
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Long-term investing: painstakingly slow, highly successful

Posted by thekritz 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.moneyweb.co.za)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stocks
For some, the current markets are perceived as the greatest opportunity in years, for others an overwhelming threat to their financial security. Whil[...] read more »
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Financial Planner Advises Shorter Life Span

Posted by cap 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.theonion.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: humor personal finance
From The Onion. Financial adviser determined that his client can best make use of his portfolio by dying early...[...] read more »
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The Facts About ACORN, CRA Programs and the Mortgage Crisis

Posted by Paisano1 1313 days ago (http://yourmortgageoryourlife.wordpress.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout business freedom liberty
Three weeks until the Presidential Election and - as we would expect - the politicking is getting especially intense, which in turn means the first v[...] read more »
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Comcast's second pay-TV rate hike in 2008

Posted by scotsworth788 1314 days ago (http://www.philly.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: comcast increase rate tv
Comcast Corp. is raising pay-TV rates in the Philadelphia area for the second time in 2008.
The increases, averaging 3.5 percent for all its servi[...] read more »
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Apple's New Ads Ridicule Microsoft's New Ads

Posted by scotsworth788 1314 days ago (http://www.macnewsworld.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: ad apple mac microsoft
Those "Get a Mac" ads from Apple that have been so entertaining over the years are now getting a little personal. Rather than take on it's chief r[...] read more »
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100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies

Posted by msaleem 1314 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: business companies money technology
Our rankings show another banner year for the leaders of the tech revival. read more »
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Steve Jobs: Apple Will Be 'Fine'

Posted by msaleem 1314 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: apple economy jobs technology
Fourth-quarter earnings didn't quite hit the target, but with iPhone and Mac sales strong, Jobs is optimistic Apple can ride out a downturn read more »
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