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Hot Checks - Lesson Learned... The Hard Way!

Posted by masteryourcard 1205 days ago, popular 1205 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: checks credit debt finance money
Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, hot checks refer to checks written and then returned for insufficient funds, or those that are paid by the bank, but they charge you a fee for it. In reality, anytime you write a check with which... read more »
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Freeze Your Credit Cards to Ice Your Spending

Posted by MoneyNing 1207 days ago, popular 1207 days ago (http://moneyning.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards frugal spending
People actually do this! I swear! read more »
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Need Help Meeting Financial Goals? Get a Money Buddy

Posted by Kiplingermedia 1207 days ago, popular 1206 days ago (http://www.kiplinger.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget money personal finance saving
Involving others in your 2009 goal-setting can boost your odds of success. read more »
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Your Emergency Fund May Be Larger Than You Think

Posted by nodebtplan 1207 days ago, popular 1207 days ago (http://www.nodebtplan.net)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budgeting emergency fund saving
I'll show you how to triple the size of your emergency fund without any work. read more »
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Is Three to Six Months of Expenses Enough Money For Your Emergency Fund?

Posted by hankc44 1207 days ago, popular 1206 days ago (http://ownthedollar.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: emergency fund
Is three to six months of expenses enough to save for an Emergency Fund in today's recession? Which expenses should you actually save for? You might be surprised by what you find when looking at your own budget and savings. read more »
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One family's frustration avoiding foreclosure

Posted by itsonlymoney 1207 days ago, popular 1207 days ago (http://blog.oregonlive.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking economy personal finance
A homeowner frustrated by his bank's efforts to help him prevent foreclosure is interesting given a recent federal study showing that efforts to rework troubled mortgages aren't exactly working. Anyone else out there had an experience like this? read more »
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Banking 101: The Difference Between Checking and Savings Accounts

Posted by masteryourcard 1207 days ago, popular 1207 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: checking finance money savings
This post is really geared more towards those just starting out in banking and finance, but hopefully you savvy folks will find some things of interest, too. With that said, I’m going to just jump right into this piece because it’s quite lengthy... read more »
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Don't Think You're Cut Out To Be A Millionaire?

Posted by jaysterc 1208 days ago, popular 1207 days ago (http://www.stretchydollar.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: a reminder that anyone can make money
A quote of facts from the book "The Millionaire Next Door" to remind us that everyone can make money and become a millionaire, not just the rich snotty kid next door who gets money from his parents. read more »
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It's Only a Deal If...

Posted by nodebtplan 1208 days ago, popular 1208 days ago (http://www.nodebtplan.net)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: deal personal finance spending
A few different ways to make sure the deal you are getting really is a deal. read more »
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Support Credit Card Reform with the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act

Posted by Forecaster1976 1209 days ago, popular 1208 days ago (http://www.money-rates.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit card bill of credit card reform
Congress is debating passing credit card reform bill which will benefit credit card customers greatly. Article suggest contacting your Congressman to express support. Article on Money-Rates.com by Clark Schultz read more »
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Positive Influence of Saving Money

Posted by MoneyNing 1209 days ago, popular 1209 days ago (http://moneyning.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal tips saving money
This article is for you if you are a spender and want to start saving money! read more »
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How to Beat Priceline and Get a Winning Bid

Posted by MoneyNing 1209 days ago, popular 1209 days ago (http://pfcreditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget travel frugal living save money
Priceline is the best at helping you save money because of its Name Your Own Price Program. Here's a good look at how it works. read more »
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What Would You Do With Ten Million Dollars?

Posted by masteryourcard 1214 days ago, popular 1213 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Business | Tags: debt millionaire money
If you won the lottery and got $10 million, what would you do with it? Well, I guess technically, the first question would be, do you take the lump sum or do you take the annualized payments for 20 years?
At any rate, I ran across a story today t read more »
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12 bankers who made $1.5 billion in salaries and bonuses as their businesses collapsed around them.

Posted by clubbin714 1216 days ago, popular 1215 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: crooks
12 bankers who helped destroyed the American economy. read more »
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8 Things Banks Can do to Make Online Banking Safer

Posted by Flexo 1216 days ago, popular 1216 days ago (http://www.consumerismcommentary.com)
Category: Business | Tags: banking internet safety security
A list of actions banks could take to reduce the chances of user passwords being stolen, accounts being compromised, and unauthorized debits and charges. read more »
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