Archive for August, 2007
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Account and billing mistakes are a reality of personal finances. From the cable bill to the credit card statement, at some point, errors will occur. These errors, even the small ones, become financial disputes that must be resolved. Handling these financial disputes effectively is a skill that ...
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Welcome to the August 28, 2007 edition of carnival of smart money. This is the first edition, and we had a great response. We have selected 45 articles from over 80 submissions. Thanks all, see you next round!
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
During the 1970's, an interesting experiment began in the consumer goods industry. Generic products were sold as an alternative to more well-known, more expensive "branded" products. Early generic products were EASILY recognized by their plain packaging and limited availability. The American Heritage Dictionary definition of generic ...
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Once upon at time in the United States of America, there were small rectangular pieces of paper called checks. Officially, a check was "A negotiable instrument drawn against deposited funds, to pay a specified amount of money to a specific person upon demand." Paper checks were numbered, bound in books and ...
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions and Cash
By Liz Perle
www.moneyamemoir.com
For many people, money is about the bottom line - nothing more, nothing less. For Liz Perle, money was about acceptance and security. In her latest book, Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions and Cash, Perle describes her personal relationship to money ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
NOTE: This post addresses general savings options, NOT educational savings options. Educational savings options will be covered in a later post.
Parents are responsible for teaching their children LOTS of things! One of the major things children have to learn and understand is FINANCES. In particular, children need to understand the ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
If you have an article that you would like to have featured on My Money Thinks, submit it for our blog carnival consideration. We are accepting articles related to all areas of personal finance and we want to read what you have written.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, August 25, 2007
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
Are you one of those people that is not interested in interest? If so, you might want to get interested. Not just in earning interest but in "getting" (understanding) it also! Whether you realize it or not, you have an interest in interest. It affects your mortgage, your car ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
If you knew that you could reduce your tax burden legally and simply would you? If your employer offers a Flexible Spending Account as part of your benefit package, you can do just that!
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are also referred to as "reimbursement accounts" or "flexible spending arrangements". ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
In spite of a number of "doom and gloom" reports regarding the poor savings habits (or lack thereof) of Americans, consumers cannot complain about the availability of high-yield savings options. The majority of those high-yield accounts are provided via the Internet in online (or "virtual") banks.
Online banking has ...
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