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84-Year-Old Social Worker Saves $1.4 Million

Over the weekend, Kevin and Nathaniel both sent me an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that tells the story of Jane M. Buri, an 84-year-old s[...] read more »
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A Rough Guide to Twitter, for Market Geeks

After all, some of us can barely keep up with a Facebook account here and a LinkedIn profile there -- let alone find the time (or interest) to inform[...] read more »
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Spend Too Much on Phone and Cable? Go Digital

Do you have a home phone and cable television? If so, you’re probably spending about $50 to $100 a month on these two services, but you could be spen[...] read more »
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A Home of My Own: Why We Buy

While I rent an apartment in New York City (the average apartment in Manhattan is worth $1.5 million; I won’t be buying soon), I’ve never leased a ca[...] read more »
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Have You Filed Your Taxes Yet?

For those that still haven’t filed their taxes, it’s time to issue my annual reminder: don’t forget to sign your tax return! This is less and less of[...] read more »
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Consumer Reports America’s Best Brokers

The personal finance show on CNBC hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, recently had a little web extra spotlighting Consumer Report’s list of best brokers. read more »
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Late Taxpayer's Guide: What to Do Now

Whether you owe money to the government, or the government owes money to you, settling your account sooner rather than later will make dollars and se[...] read more »
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My Mini and the Power of Saving

For the past two years, one of my top financial goals has been to save for a Mini Cooper. Just like a child with a toy catalog, I’ve spent hours on t[...] read more »
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Who Gets Tax Breaks for Health Care?

Quick, how much did federal tax breaks save you and your employees on health insurance last year? No idea? Join the club. One reason that most of us [...] read more »
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Basics of 2009 Energy Efficient Tax Credits

I’m sure we all wish we had geothermal energy and solar roofs and that we were selling our unused energy back to the electric company, but installing[...] read more »
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A Youngsters Guide to Investing Early

Young people often think they don’t know enough about the market to jump in and start investing.There are numerous advantages to getting into investi[...] read more »
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Ashamed: 5 Reasons We Went Over Our Dining Budget by $300

We were doing so well. We set a monthly budget of $200 for dining out for dinners, $100 for dining out for lunches and $200 for groceries (just food,[...] read more »
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Using Stocks to Hedge Against Inflation

As our economy and stock market tanked over the last several months, talk of inflation seemed to disappear. Instead, people began discussing the pos[...] read more »
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Which ETF Sectors Grabbed Cash in March?

Money in the markets shifts around constantly, and March was no exception. Which sectors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) grabbed the most cash? read more »
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What’s the Worse Neighborhood You’ve Lived At?

It was about three o’ clock in the afternoon when I heard it. The sounds of tires screeching on pavement accompanied by a blaring popping noise that[...] read more »
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