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When Do You Pay Taxes on a Gift?

What you see as a gift and what the IRS sees as a gift might be two different things. And it matters when it comes to your tax liability. read more »
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» How Dependent Care FSAs Work

Dependent Car FSAs can help you reduce the cost of child care, remember it the next time you're enrolling in your health care. read more »
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Your Free Credit Score Without a Credit Card

Use Credit Sesame to gain access to your free credit score without having to give your credit card info. My score is 793, see if you can beat that! read more »
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What To Do If You Lose Your Job

In some cases, being laid off comes as a complete surprise. You may or may not have an emergency fund to help you out, and you may not know where to [...] read more »
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» Three Tips to Help You Nail Your Job Interview

When you consider how many people might be competing for the same position, it becomes extra important to nail that interview. How you handle the int[...] read more »
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Working In Retirement: Make Money Doing Things You Enjoy

Retirement doesn’t have to mean sitting on your front porch, waiting for the grandkids to show up (unless you want to mean that, of course). You can [...] read more »
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* How to Choose the Best Credit Monitoring Service

While it is possible to monitor your credit on your own, with help from annualcreditreport.com and sites that provide free credit scores, some people[...] read more »
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» Finances in 55 Seconds: Create a Short-Term Savings Plan

Short-term emergency savings can be used for items like unexpected car repairs, appliance repairs and other unexpected expenses that crop up. You can[...] read more »
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Financial Literacy: Adding Up Housing Costs

The 30 percent “rule” might be best explained as a general recommendation. I like to employ a 25 percent "rule". read more »
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What to Look for in a Financial Account

Electronic banking via the Internet has made it possible to open different accounts all over the country, allowing you to get the best deals. Before [...] read more »
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Carnival of Wealth #33 – Apr 10 2011 Edition

Carnival of Wealth #33 – Apr 10 2011 Edition read more »
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» Playing Credit Card Roulette

Gamble at the dinner table! The next time you're out with friends, consider playing "credit card roulette" with the bill. read more »
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* How To Live Without Borrowing Money

Your credit history becomes less vital if you don’t plan to use loans or financing in your life. Some may contend that it’s impossible to live withou[...] read more »
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What Are Your Options When A Credit Card Issuer Changes Terms?

So, what can you do when the credit card issuer changes terms? Unfortunately, you don’t have a lot of recourse. The issuer has to give you notice, so[...] read more »
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The Basics of Annuities

A very basic overview of annuities. Provides a general bit of knowledge of what to expect with these investments. read more »
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