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How to "Go Green" While Banking

Posted by bam7 867 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking environment green
Banks are promoting their online banking services as "Green Banking" because by banking online, customers will reduce the amount of paperwork they [...] read more »
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How Does Prime Rate Affect Home Equity Loans

Posted by bam7 867 days ago (http://www.rebuild.org)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: equity home loan mortgage prime rate
If your mortgage loan has an adjustable interest rate, as many home loans do, the interest you pay is calculated using an index and a margin. Prime R[...] read more »
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How You Should Be Planning Your Retirement – For Singles

Posted by Wealthpilgrim 867 days ago, popular 866 days ago (http://wealthpilgrim.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: planning for your retirement
If you are single, you face special retirement challenges. Here's what you should consider. read more »
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How to Save Money While Spending Time with Friends

Posted by Quizzle 867 days ago, popular 866 days ago (http://blog.quizzle.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: activities friends money saving tips
Looking for fun, creative ways to spend time with friends - that don't cost and arm and a leg? Check out these five activities that allow you to han[...] read more »
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My Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Blind Taste-Test Experiment #2

Posted by LenPenzo 867 days ago, popular 867 days ago (http://lenpenzo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: groceries taste test
Last October I tried to answer one of the great never-ending debates in the world of personal finance by conducting a scientific blind taste test usi[...] read more »
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50 Personal Finance Bloggers To Watch In 2010

Posted by moneymatters 868 days ago, popular 867 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: blogging links personal-finance
Here's my list of 50 Personal Finance Bloggers To Watch in 2010. read more »
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Budgets are Sexy: Personal Financial Statements shouldn't be a secret.

Posted by TheStudenomist 868 days ago, popular 867 days ago (http://www.budgetsaresexy.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finances financial statements
A look at why financial statements should NOT be top secret confidential information. read more »
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Kids Become Entrepreneurs and Shovel Snow To Make Money

Posted by craigk3 868 days ago, popular 868 days ago (http://blog.budgetpulse.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: entrepreneurs kids make money
I used to love when it snowed as a kid growing up, because I would get to shovel it. No, I didn’t look forward to my parents forcing me to shovel my[...] read more »
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9 Sneaky Expenses That Eat Away at Your Income

Posted by ManVsDebt 868 days ago, popular 867 days ago (http://www.getrichslowly.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career income spending
Figuring your real hourly wage is an awesome tool when trying to compare two income opportunities that aren’t similar to begin with. read more »
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How To Start Investing with $1,000 or Less

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 868 days ago, popular 867 days ago (http://www.debtfreeadventure.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: etfs index funds mutual funds
If you don't have enough to meet the fund minimums at Vanguard or Fidelity, how should you get started investing? read more »
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10 Signs You Have a Debt Avoidance Problem

Posted by Matt-SF 869 days ago, popular 868 days ago (http://steadfastfinances.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget credit cards debt debt avoidance
No one wants to admit they have a serious problem like debt avoidance, but if you or anyone you know is exhibiting these types of behaviors, it might[...] read more »
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Restaurant Tipping – How Much and When?

Posted by OutOfYourRut 869 days ago, popular 869 days ago (http://outofyourrut.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: money management restaurants tipping
One thing that infuriates me is mandatory tipping. We see this with valet parking and with the inflated tips added to "parties", often for groups a[...] read more »
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Gen Y Developing a Preference for Used, Secondhand Stuff?

Posted by Matt-SF 870 days ago, popular 869 days ago (http://steadfastfinances.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: consumers craiglist retail
It would appear that Gen Y is not the flighty consumers main stream media portrays them to be. In fact, they're quite astute when it comes to findin[...] read more »
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ConsumerMan: Better rates at virtual banks

Posted by bam7 888 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banks consumers credit cards rates
Online banking is incredibly convenient and environmentally friendly. It’s also a good way to get the best return on your deposits. If you don’t bank[...] read more »
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Where to Find the Best Savings Rates at SmartMoney.com

Posted by bam7 888 days ago (http://www.smartmoney.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance money rates savings
With interest rates on certificates of deposit, savings and money-market accounts meager at best and some of the nation’s biggest banks on shaky grou[...] read more »
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