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What Comic Book Characters Taught Me About Personal Finance

I love comic books and read them weekly for the past several years. There are lots of lessons that the heroes in these books share with us. I have fo[...] read more »
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» The Best Ways to “Spend” Your College Windfalls

My sister and brother both attend college and this week they received their tuition refunds. Looking back, I wish I had been more prudent with my mon[...] read more »
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How to Automate Your Savings and Retirement

I’ve talked a bit before about starting your retirement planning while you’re young. While that’s an important part of your finances, that’s not the [...] read more »
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Starbucks: Price-Targeting, iPhone App, Free Birthday Drink » My Money Blog

My Money Blog has a quick and easy explanation of how price fixing can benefit some consumers and add more to others. read more »
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The New Coffeehouse Investor: Book Review and Contest

I was reading another great personal finance book this weekend, The Coffeehouse Investor. If you are looking at investing and want a book to get your[...] read more »
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Find the Best Community Colleges for You

I want to show some solid community colleges as an option as a part of your education plan. A great community college can be a wonderful educational [...] read more »
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House Hunting: Mortgages and Interest Rates

This weekend while we were out of town, I was looking up information about mortgages loans from the bank we’re looking at using. I wanted to share s[...] read more »
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Buy a House for the $8,000 Tax Credit?

Last week I was a part of LifeTuner’s chat on personal finances. I had a great time and we discussed a lot of financial topics. One question asked wa[...] read more »
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iPod/ iPhone Mortgage and Loan Apps

As we’re going through our adventure of buying a house, I wanted to share some tools we have used or people recommended to us. One thing I’ve persona[...] read more »
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Credit: 6 Big Financial Mistakes I Made During College

When I was going to college I made some big financial mistakes that wasted my time and money. I want to share them so hopefully, a current college st[...] read more »
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Rent vs Mortgage: Calculating Tangible and Intangible Costs

We are still in the midst of what most would consider a great time to buy a house. Benefits are plenty for first time home buyers and those looking t[...] read more »
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» Purchasing a Home: Examining the Costs

This past weekend my husband and I decided which townhouse we want to buy. After working the numbers, looking at different properties, and going thro[...] read more »
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Deciding on Home Ownership

We decided to buy a townhouse in our city. It’s a big purchase, but we think we made the right choice. I wanted to go through how we decided that bec[...] read more »
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Best of Money Carnival #12: Keeping It Random

You come to Weakonomics because personal finance bores you but you’re still interested in money. And of course a carnival is only as good as its t[...] read more »
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Claim Your Lifetime Learning Credit

With many students going to and returning to classes, I wanted to remind you that you want to claim your Lifetime Learning Credit come tax season. T[...] read more »
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