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    Friday, May 16, 2008 Sneaky Ways to Save Money (10 clicks)
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May 16, 2008 at 10:00 am ET We all know that saving money is hard, especially given the way the economy is going. It’s always the same thing. We say we’ll save on the next raise or when the car is paid off, but we never do. Savings has become something that we do when all of our other bills are paid [...] ... (more) Need a Holiday? Try House Swapping! (1 click)
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May 16, 2008 at 7:42 am ET Want to take a vacation, but the funds are too tight? Try house swapping! There are several variations of house swapping, but the main idea is that two parties agree to swap houses for a vacation. Besides the massive savings of not having to rent a hotel room, many times a swap includes the use [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 15, 2008 Auctioning Debt to the Highest Bidder? (21 clicks)
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May 15, 2008 at 8:51 pm ET If you haven’t heard the news buzzing around about auctioning off debt on eBay, allow me to fill you in. A woman in Erie, PA tried to auction off her debt, totaling $103,245.11. She listed out what her debts were and offered the winning bidder the choice of keeping her house and car. She even [...] ... (more) From Master Your Card - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 15, 2008 at 10:00 am ET We all know that saving money is hard, especially given the way the economy is going. It’s always the same thing. We say we’ll save on the next raise or when the car is paid off, but we never do. Savings has become something that we do when all of our other bills are paid [...] ... (more) From Master Your Card - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 15, 2008 at 8:49 am ET There’s a saying that goes, “It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you keep.” My kids are pretty creative when it comes to making money – they have the entrepreneurial American spirit. However, I would like them to learn how to keep their money – or better yet – how to [...] ... (more) Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Teach your Children about Finances Part - II (2 clicks)
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May 14, 2008 at 8:20 pm ET Children and teens need more financial savvy as they get older. They start earning more money and they have more expenses. They are also ready for more depth in their financial education. While it’s important to teach your children about finances, it’s also important to let them make a lot of their own decisions (within [...] ... (more) 7 Ways to Squash your Credit Card Debt (10 clicks)
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May 14, 2008 at 8:19 am ET Freedom. It’s a wonderful feeling making the final credit card payment. Unfortunately, the way credit card payments are set up it takes a long, long time to pay off debt – longer than you might think. The credit card companies want their customers to pay interest as long as possible. Payments are determined by a [...] ... (more) Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Why You NEED More for Retirement (14 clicks)
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May 13, 2008 at 8:15 pm ET This is going just a little off topic from the natural order of this blog, but I hope that you will indulge me. Given the state of the economy and the fact that EVERYTHING is going up in price, I felt it was a prudent time to address this situation. Plus, I just had a [...] ... (more) What They Really Meant (10 clicks)
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May 13, 2008 at 8:30 am ET We’ve posted before on the differences between banks and credit unions, but I’d like to take that a step further. A really big difference that I’ve noticed between the two is that while they say the same kinds of things to their customers, they really mean different things. Let me translate some things you may [...] ... (more) Don’t fall into the ‘Rewards Trap’ (3 clicks)
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May 13, 2008 at 7:15 am ET Credit card rewards programs can be a great idea for some cardholders. If you use your card a lot then a good rewards program will give you cash back for every purchase, or points redeemable toward travel or merchandise through partnering merchants. Use your card, earn cash. Use your card, get an airline ticket. Use [...] ... (more) Monday, May 12, 2008 From Master Your Card - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 1:30 pm ET Is the rising price of food and gas wrecking havoc with your monthly budget? Put your kids to work – after all, you use the gas to take them to soccer practice and they eat the food that you buy for the pantry. I’m not talking about having your five-year-old flipping burgers [...] ... (more) Why paying the minimum due is a bad idea (4 clicks)
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May 12, 2008 at 8:09 am ET Let’s suppose that you go a little overboard with your shopping one week. Maybe the mall had a slew of really great sales and before you know it you charged up a small fortune on your credit card. Even though your closet is nice and stocked with some great clothes, you dread the arrival of [...] ... (more) The World’s First Biometric Credit Card (2 clicks)
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May 12, 2008 at 6:28 am ET With identity theft growing to be the number one crime in the U.S., the banking and credit card industries have been looking for a way to increase security for their customers. That security has been revolutionized thanks to the efforts of a company known as SmartMetric, Inc.
SmartMetric has invented the technology that will allow banks [...] ... (more) Sunday, May 11, 2008 What I’d Tell My 18-Year Old Self (9 clicks)
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May 11, 2008 at 7:20 am ET Ok, so Kevin over at No Debt Plan started the conversation and I think I’ll jump in, ’cause there’s plenty I’d like to tell my 18-year old self!
In no particular order:
Don’t get that credit card until you know how to properly use it!
I messed up my credit so bad that it took me years to [...] ... (more) Lessons learned from the documentary Maxed Out (14 clicks)
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May 11, 2008 at 7:05 am ET I sat down to watch James Scurlock’s documentary Maxed Out, totally prepared to be alarmed by the status of consumer credit throughout the nation. After all, I figured if someone had taken the time to produce a film about debt that it probably wasn’t going to be all sunshine and roses…unless it was produced by [...] ... (more) Saturday, May 10, 2008 From Master Your Card - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 10, 2008 at 12:50 pm ET Having bad credit can make you feel pretty helpless sometimes. Everyone knows there is no one quick way to repair credit, and for many folks the idea of the effort involved in fixing their credit is enough to stop them from even trying in the first place.
You don’t have to do anything drastic to start [...] ... (more) Friday, May 9, 2008 Dear Ben: Why do you Hate Savers? (16 clicks)
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May 9, 2008 at 8:05 pm ET Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cut the Federal Funds Rate again last week. That’s the sixth rate cut in as many months. What exactly does this mean? Well, without getting too technical, a rate cut generally means two things to fiscally responsible people like you and me:
1. A weaker dollar (in other words, the dreaded [...] ... (more) 5 Ways to Teach Little Tykes About Finances (4 clicks)
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May 9, 2008 at 6:16 pm ET It’s important to teach children about money from the time they start earning their first pennies. Kids might learn about money from a textbook at school or they might learn with “play” money, but they also need to have experience with real money in the real world. Kids are curious about money. My [...] ... (more) How to find the best card for YOU! (1 click)
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May 9, 2008 at 8:46 am ET There’s no single answer to the question, “What’s the best credit card?” A lot depends on what you use your credit card for. Do you carry a balance most of the time, or do you always pay off your balance each and every month? Do you rely on your credit card quite a bit, or [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 Weekly Roundup & Carnival Madness (3 clicks)
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May 8, 2008 at 10:04 pm ET Only 1 more day until the weekend!
In the meantime, here are a selection of the best Personal Finance posts the blogosphere has to offer:
My good friend Kevin over at No Debt Plan wrote a complimentary piece to our article, 10 steps to becoming a millionaire, entitled ‘10 steps to Avoid becoming a millionaire‘! Well worth [...] ... (more) How to Balance the National Budget (11 clicks)
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May 8, 2008 at 4:02 pm ET Now, I’m no economist and I may be simplifying this a tad, but I would think the same basic principles of balancing a personal budget would apply. Live within your means and stick to what you said you were going to spend. If you go over in one area, cut it from another. Simple, right? [...] ... (more) Basics of budgeting money (1 click)
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May 8, 2008 at 8:43 am ET Don’t be embarrassed if you don’t know the first thing about writing a budget. After all, if you were never taught how to do it then how would you know? Composing a budget isn’t a talent people are innately born with. Even though it’s a fairly simple process, many people don’t bother because they simply [...] ... (more) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Are Banks Failing Their Customers? (5 clicks)
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May 7, 2008 at 2:45 pm ET As someone who has been in the industry, I have to say there are times when we do fail. However, having said that, there are times when customers just don’t want to hear what we’re telling them. It’s part of human nature, really. No one likes to hear bad news and so very often we [...] ... (more) Annual fees and why they’re silly (1 click)
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May 7, 2008 at 7:42 am ET Does your credit card have an annual fee? You may not even be sure of the answer to that question; some people don’t bother to so much as glance at their credit card statements, so they don’t even realize it when the credit card company tacks a fee onto the card. In some cases, the [...] ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (11 clicks)
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May 6, 2008 at 7:16 pm ET I know, I know. You’re asking yourself, “is that a trick question?” because the obvious answer is yes. But seriously, do you want to be a millionaire? From where I’m sitting, most people are saying yes, but their actions speak louder than words. So, I thought it would be fun to jump in and offer [...] ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 138
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