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Should I Have Bought An Extended Warranty?

Posted by moneymatters 640 days ago, popular 640 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: financial planning money warranty
Should you buy an extended warranty on a laptop? What would you have done? read more »
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Wheres MY Bailout???

Posted by blenheimeducation 751 days ago, popular 751 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
Category: Videos | Tags: bailout banks humor stimulous
Hilarious, classic video... fwd'd to me by my friend Rich. read more »
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Saving Money on First Dates

Posted by craigk3 879 days ago, popular 879 days ago (http://blog.budgetpulse.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: dates saving money
Congratulations! You have found yourself liking someone else and wanting to spend time with them. Here are some guidelines on how to save money on [...] read more »
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Hey! Give That Extended Warranty A Second Thought

Posted by mfd 890 days ago, popular 889 days ago (http://www.myfindependenceday.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: extended warranty
Don't just blindly turn down extended warranties. Make sure you consider all of the criteria before make the decision. read more »
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Ponzi Schemes – Top 10 Investor Traps of 2009 — Before You Invest

Posted by B4UInvest 893 days ago (http://beforeyouinvest.ca)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investment fraud ponzi
What is a Ponzi scheme? How and why do they work? Learn more about how to recognize and avoid fraud. read more »
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What To Do When You Get a Notice From Chase Increasing Your Minimum Payment to 5%

Posted by anemergencyfund 941 days ago (http://anemergencyfund.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: chase minimum payments
There’s been a lot of stink made recently about Chase’s decision to up minimum payments from 2% to 5%. The question is though, is it really a bad thi[...] read more »
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Michael Johnston on Oil, Iraq, and ETFs

Posted by longdongsilver 959 days ago, popular 959 days ago (http://watch.bnn.ca)
Category: Videos | Tags: iraq oil uso
Beginning next week, the Iraqi government will auction off oil contracts to foreign firms for the first time since Western companies were kicked out [...] read more »
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Income Tax Return Spending Options

Posted by TheStudenomist 1038 days ago (http://studenomics.com)
Category: Business | Tags: spending taxes income tax return
It's about time the IRS gives you what you deserve! Now how do you decide how you will spend that income tax return? read more »
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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? A Newbie's Guide to Peer-to-Peer Finance

Posted by MoneyEnergy 1051 days ago (http://www.financialnut.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance lending peer-to-peer
All you needed to know about person-to-person (P2P) lending but were afraid to ask. Great summary and introduction. read more »
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Officials crack largest ID theft ring ever

Posted by ryanpaulsmith 1064 days ago (http://www.identitytheftdaily.com)
Category: Business | Tags: id theft id theft ring
We will see more retail stores victimized by identity theft as more employees with inside knowledge of retail outlets are laid off. read more »
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Getting a Free Credit Report

Posted by pepelu12 1065 days ago (http://themortgageguide.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit report
A nice little summary on how to do a free credit report, online. read more »
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Top 10 Tips for Preparing Your Tax Return (and Tax Software Giveaway!)

Posted by deborah 1072 days ago (http://www.getrichslowly.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance income investment money tax
First up, Roni Deutch, CEO of the nation’s largest tax-resolution law firm, sent me a copy of her new book, The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS a[...] read more »
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Earn Over 10% Return on Your Money With Lending Club Peer to Peer Lending

Posted by hankc44 1073 days ago (http://ownthedollar.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing
You can still earn an outstanding rate of return in this troubled economy by using Lending Club peer-to-peer lending to match investors and borrowers[...] read more »
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What To Do with 3-5 Year Money

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1073 days ago, popular 1072 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: market timing short-term
A reader writes in and asks what to do with money that she plans to spend in 3-5 years. What would you suggest? read more »
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The Advantages of Passive Investing via Index Funds

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1074 days ago, popular 1073 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: expenses index funds mutual funds
Common sense math tells us why index funds have a historical record of beating the majority of actively-managed funds. (Hint: It comes down to costs.[...] read more »
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