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Attention College Students - How to Make Money While at School

Posted by StupidCents 1208 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: alternative income college ebay money
It takes a lot of dedication to devote time to studies and because of that, not a lot of time to have a job. So other than work, how else can college students make money at school? Read more... read more »
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Asset Allocation: Protection from Bear Markets

Posted by StupidCents 1209 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: asset allocation investing portfolio
The stock markets get the news, period. A glance at the evening news on NBC, CBS, ABC, etc. will give you a reasonable idea of how the stock markets performed during the day. Read more... read more »
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8 Credit Myths That Can Affect Your FICO Score

Posted by StupidCents 1210 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards credit score fico loans
It takes a long time to gain a solid FICO credit score and only one mistake to ruin it. So what should we watch out for? Here are 8 credit myths that can affect your FICO score. read more »
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Paying Too Much For Gas? Tax Yourself!

Posted by StupidCents 1211 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget finance gas prices tax
The price of gas definitely put a strain on our budgets and it was difficult to allocate such a high percentage of our income to gas. With our given situation, there weren’t too many alternatives for us to save any money. Read more... read more »
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Beware of Tax Refund Loans

Posted by StupidCents 1215 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal living money tax refund loans
How much are you willing to pay to borrow money for 14 days? If you’re reading this blog, probably not much. Read more... read more »
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Fed moves to help distressed homeowners

Posted by MarciMcFarland 1216 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: fed forecosures real estate market
With increasing foreclosure rates, the Federal reserve is taking more steps to curb foreclosures. read more »
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First-Time Homebuyers $20,000 Tax Credit Being Discussed

Posted by StupidCents 1216 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy housing stimulus tax credit
Many potential first-time homebuyers, like myself, have been sitting on the sidelines as the housing market continues to crumble along with the economy. Read more... read more »
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Citi Credit Card Opt Out Deadline Approaching

Posted by StupidCents 1217 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards interest rates
Attention Citi credit card holders! Your rates have increased! In November 2008, Citigroup announced they would be raising their credit card interest rates much to the demise of their holders. Read more... read more »
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Doing Your First Budget - Jumpstart Your Economy

Posted by ptmoney 1218 days ago, popular 1217 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget budgeting tracking-expenses
This is a great post on budgeting: what it is and how you can make the most of it. Also includes some examples and online software options. read more »
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The Great Gift Card Conundrum

Posted by StupidCents 1218 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal gift cards gifts shopping
Have you noticed lately how businesses and restaurants are pushing the sale of their gift cards? It’s not uncommon for them to draw you in to make a[...] read more »
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Weekend Edition: 5 Frugal Tips to Save You Money

Posted by StupidCents 1220 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: family frugal savings
Even if you don’t live a frugal lifestyle, you probably do a few things that save you money. Here are a few tips that everyone can implement to save[...] read more »
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Opinion: One Bad “Apple”

Posted by StupidCents 1221 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Business | Tags: aapl goog ibm investing msft stocks
The economy is in bad shape. GDP down, unemployment up. Earnings down, layoffs up. But let’s take a second to dissect the kingpins in one sector of[...] read more »
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Invest Early and Often: The Power of Compounding

Posted by StupidCents 1221 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: interest personal finance retirement
It’s no secret that the earlier you start investing, the more money you will end up making in the market for retirement. Read on... read more »
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Caution: Don’t Always Invest Based on Others Predictions

Posted by StupidCents 1224 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: asset allocation diversification
The most important decision when it comes to you investments should be asset allocation, or the allocation of your portfolio to stocks and bonds. read more »
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Free Money? You Bet!

Posted by StupidCents 1225 days ago (http://www.stupidcents.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401k investments personal finance
The fastest way to 100% return on your money is contributing to your 401k. Question is...are you? read more »
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