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Recessionomics 101: How to Make Extra Money - WSJ.com

Posted by drake 855 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: make money recession extra cash
In this era of recession, people are looking for new ways to make money. Fortunately, there are many ways to earn extra cash even when full-time jobs[...] read more »
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New Rules May Force Banks to Drop Free Checking - NYTimes.com

Posted by drake 857 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bank fees banking checking accounts
Overdraft fees had helped to subsidize free checking, but as those fees begin to fall, free checking may disappear. Banks also have another trick up [...] read more »
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Wisdom of Long-Term CDs in Today's Rate Environment?

Posted by drake 858 days ago (http://www.depositaccounts.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking cds interest rates
Locking in today's low rates in a long-term CD may seem foolish when it seems we'll soon be seeing much higher interest rates when high inflation a[...] read more »
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Five Things Every Fund Investor Needs to Know - WSJ.com

Posted by drake 869 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mutual funds inveseting
If you're choosing between actively managed and index funds, here are five things to keep in mind -- things an active fund manager may not tell you. read more »
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Nurse Outduels IRS to Deduct M.B.A. Tuition - WSJ.com

Posted by drake 869 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: deductions irs taxes
A Maryland nurse defended herself against the IRS's lawyers and won -- getting a ruling to deduct the cost of an M.B.A. degree. I hope this encourag[...] read more »
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Watch Out for Falling BRICs - WSJ.com

Posted by drake 869 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stocks
In a decade, BRIC has been transformed from a marketing term to an investment craze to a political bloc. read more »
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Investment strategies to deal with a weakening dollar - clarkhoward.com

Posted by drake 874 days ago (http://clarkhoward.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: gold investing mutual funds
With worries about the weakening value of the dollar, people are continually asking Clark if they should buy gold or foreign currency. The consumer c[...] read more »
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Review of the 2009 Bank Failures and What Depositors Experienced

Posted by drake 875 days ago (http://bankdeals.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bank failures banks credit unions
We ended up with 140 bank closures in 2009 which was a big increase from 2008 when only 25 banks failed. From a depositor's point of view, there wer[...] read more »
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Why I'm Bullish on the Dollar - Fool.com

Posted by drake 879 days ago (http://www.fool.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currencies dollar euros
There's a simple reason why I think that all the dollar doomsayers are wrong: I'm bearish on the euro. read more »
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10 smart money-saving tips for 2010

Posted by drake 880 days ago (http://www.bankrate.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: money personal finance saving
As consumers face an uncertain future in 2010, they will be looking to lower their costs, to save more for the future and to stabilize their financia[...] read more »
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A consumer's guide to mortgage modifications - LA Times

Posted by drake 887 days ago (http://articles.latimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mortgages mortgage modifications
You don't need to pay for counseling - there's plenty of free help available. But many people in trouble won't qualify for loan breaks, even under[...] read more »
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Short List of Top Savings Accounts That May Surprise You

Posted by drake 888 days ago (http://bankdeals.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking savings accounts
Last year I started compiling a short list of the top savings accounts. The intent was to identify the savings accounts that you'll want to keep for[...] read more »
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ATMs: The Hidden Cost of Convenience

Posted by drake 890 days ago (http://www.billshrink.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banks fees atms
ATM fees were not originally passed on to bank customers, but banks have transformed convenience fees into big business. Here’s a look at how the ATM[...] read more »
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As Debit Cards Grow, Rewards Programs Follow - SmartMoney.com

Posted by drake 892 days ago (http://www.smartmoney.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: checking credit cards debit cards
Banks are noticing that more consumers are shunning credit and turning to debit. Debit-card users are actually outnumbering credit-card users now, an[...] read more »
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10 Online Financial Tools To Manage Your Money Quickly And Easily

Posted by drake 901 days ago (http://www.smashingapps.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance financial tools
Whether you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user, etc. We have tried to add something interesting for ever[...] read more »
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