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When Settling Costs You More

Cheaper isn't always better--some times settling for a lower priced product can actually cost you more in the long run. read more »
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Always keep $100 in your checking account

Pad your accounts so you don't make a jack ass out of yourself like me! :) read more »
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The (Re)-Balancing Act for Investors

How often should you rebalance your investment portfolio? Bargaineering.com’s Jim Wang offers some pointers here. read more »
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10 Ways to Save Money at the Movies

Read about 10 ways to save money on (or at the) movies! Then give us your best tip and win a $15 Amazon gift card! read more »
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What's a Loan-to-Value Ratio?

The loan-to-value ratio (LTV) is a measurement that expresses the ratio of a first mortgage debt to the value of a home. read more »
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Retiring Wealthy On An Average Salary: The Story Of The Saving Secretary

Grace Groner was a secretary for much of her working career, but still managed to give away more than 7 million dollars when she died. How did she do[...] read more »
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Nine frugal last-minute Halloween costumes that rely on puns

Believe it or not, there's still time to get a Halloween costume together, and not spend a fortune. Plus, you'll get some groans in the process ..[...] read more »
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“Conservative” is not the same thing as “prudent”

Instead of asking whether you're too conservative with your portfolio, ask if you're prudent. I explain here ... read more »
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The Curse of the Accidental Millionaire

About a highly successful executive that couldn't control his spending and lost the million that he should have saved up. read more »
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Sneak Peak! Behind the Scenes Look at our Personal Finance Comic #6

There's a new PF Comic coming soon. Here are the characters for that script! (Featuring: Dave Ramsey, Deliver away Debt, Brad Tuttle from TIME, JD R[...] read more »
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Some Experts Are Starting to Tell the Truth About Stock Investing

Set forth below are nine reasons for believing that the experts would like to shoot straight if only it didn’t mean saying the three hardest words to[...] read more »
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5 Habits of Highly-Effective Credit Card Users

I freely acknowledge that credit cards aren’t for everyone. Cash is king for many people. But for those who do want a mutually beneficial relationsh[...] read more »
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How long will unemployment keep money market rates down?

Today’s stubbornly high unemployment rate could go even higher in the next nine months, even without a double-dip recession, Federal Reserve Bank of [...] read more »
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Banks to make more money on checking account overdraft fees in 2011

Banks and credit unions lost $6.3 billion following scrutiny over debit card overdraft fees and new federal regulations requiring them to get custome[...] read more »
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Small Business and Credit Act of 2010 Renews SBA Funding

On Sep 27, Congress extended the SBA program and the President signed it into law. There are some additions to the program beyond the renewal that sh[...] read more »
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