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Fail-Safe Investing? Harry Browne’s Permanent Portfolio

More and more, I’ve become a fan of index funds — mutual funds built to track the broad movements of the stock market. They don’t outperform the mark[...] read more »
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So Your Life Sucks, But Your Finances Doesn’t Have To

As with many websites geared towards sinking time, fmylife.com can often be a funny yet sad read. The reason why I pointed out this website was not[...] read more »
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State Budgets: Belts Tightened Another Notch

Total state tax revenues are down 7% compared with last year. Sales tax receipts, down 6%, personal income tax revenue, down 1%. Corporate income tax[...] read more »
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Your Mortgage: When It's OK to Walk Away

My reader Michael (not his real name) has an extremely high interest rate of 8.6%, making his monthly payment roughly $1,850. Plus Detroit has the hi[...] read more »
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The State of Credit, April 2009

In December 2008 we reported a prediction that credit card issuers would be reducing available credit by about 45%, and recently the company behind t[...] read more »
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Negotiating Your Medical Bills

If you have medical insurance, you should receive an Explanation of Benefits from your insurance company every time you visit a doctor. read more »
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6 Ideas for Entertaining Clients on a Budget

If you’re like most small business owners, you have to cut unnecessary spending wherever you can. And although there are many areas where you can cut[...] read more »
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The Basics of Bonds

When you buy stock, you are buying a piece a company, but when you buy a bond, you are loaning money to an organization. Governments and corporations[...] read more »
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How Your Pet Can Save You Money

If unwavering affection and attention aren’t enough of a draw, check out these three ways pets can actually help you save a dime. read more »
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Basics of the Fair Tax

Now that Tax Day has come and gone again, and anger is subsiding, let’s spend some time thinking about what a better system might look like. read more »
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Your Take: What’s Your Favorite Frugal Weekend Idea?

My favorite frugal weekend idea is probably to visit a local winery, such as when we visited Boordy (which ended up not being frugal!) a few weeks ag[...] read more »
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Comparing Jobs: Why am I switching?

For my first 4 years, I worked for a large, commercial enterprise, specifically in the oil industry. read more »
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12 Things Every Teenager Needs To Know About Money

Separating needs from wants is not an easy challenge. For example, you need clothes but how much should you spend? You need to eat but there’s a di[...] read more »
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Why ETF Investors Are Shying Away From Stocks

The AAII Asset Allocation survey breaks both stock and bond investments into two subcategories: the percent invested directly in a stock or bond, and[...] read more »
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Obama Mania Seizes Kitsch Makers

After the popularity of stickers, t-shirts and posters with the Shepard Fairey “Hope” design, businesses big and small are speculating that the marke[...] read more »
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