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The Great Buying Opportunity in Stocks Is Coming

The moment we're all waiting for is coming... Our kids and grandkids will never have to worry. Stocks will be so cheap, it won't even matter what [...] read more »
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How Banks Steal Almost $2 Billion From Us Yearly

This chart sheds some light on the incredibly profitable bank practice of offering automatic overdraft “protection.” read more »
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Using Google Calendar To Pay Bills On Time

Setting up google calendar to remind you of when your bills are due. Money hack! read more »
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Fear and Loathing on Main Street

Is the media sensationalizing the economy, leading to unnecessary fear on main street? Yes. A statistical example of how the media takes financial ne[...] read more »
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Will Fight Giant Monsters for Food - Poverty Sucks [PIC]

Poverty - Even the most powerful people are subject to it! read more »
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How to Claim the $8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit of 2009

You can claim the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit on your 2008 tax return, but most of the tax software vendors haven't updated their progra[...] read more »
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A Generation of Risk Aversion?

Will young investors respond to the economic crunch by being overly cautious? Some may stay away from stocks because they're afraid to lose money, b[...] read more »
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Bank nationalization is an option? Really?

So much talk of nationalization, seriously though? read more »
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Stop Wasting your Money on these 25 Things

The following is a list of 25 things that many people commonly overpay for, and it most likely includes at least one thing that every person is guilty of spending their hard-earned money on from time to time. read more »
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The Cost of Convenience: 10 Things We Overpay For

Below is a list of 10 notable convenience costs that customers incur on a regular day, often without merit. read more »
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A Better Bank Fix: Cut Every Mortgage's Principal

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has unveiled a new plan to combat the financial crisis: convincing private financial institutions to buy up "toxic assets" with the government's backing. While this is a step up from former Secretary Henry Paul read more »
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Book Review: Killing Sacred Cows (and a giveaway)

A review of the book Killing Sacred Cows as well as a chance to win a copy of the book. read more »
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Think Subscriptions End Automatically? Think Again

If you want to cancel a membership or paid subscription, make sure you take the proper steps to do so. I didn't, and my gym tried to extend my contract for an additional 30 years. read more »
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Facebook Plans to Make Money by Selling Your Data

Starting this spring, companies will be able to selectively target Facebook's members in order to research the appeal of new products through a polling system called Engagement Ads as demonstrated at the World Economic Forum in Davos. read more »
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Execs see technology as economic equalizer

Two of the tech industries biggest champions for using technology to eliminate poverty in the developing world took the stage at the Consumer Electro[...] read more »
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