Archive for the ‘money management’ Category
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Just because you’re in a bind financially doesn’t mean that you’ve got to settle your collegiate aspirations. The Princeton Review’s “2009 Best Value Colleges” report suggests that there are a number of extremely reputable colleges and universities, both private and public, working hard to help qualifying students pay for their ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
There’s a brief exchange I had a few years ago with a friend’s father that I’ll never forget. We were sitting outside a Washington DC lunch spot talking about what I was going to do when I got out of college when I asked Mark, who’s been a real estate ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
If you’re financially stable enough to have trips to foreign countries planned in the coming months you might want to be keeping an eye on the foreign exchange rates. The value of the American dollar has been in steady decline for the past few years, and current figures put the ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed economic stimulus package has garnered a great deal of hope and optimism from those being directly affected by the recession, but that doesn’t exactly mean our country’s financial tide will turn on January 20 when the Illinois senator is sworn into office.
In fact, Obama’s camp has ...
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
Those who weren’t working in 2008 should check out CNN Money’s “Tax Tips for the Unemployed,” a brief FAQ intended to help the aforementioned as we head into tax season. The six-part write up does a lot to answer any questions and concerns you may have about your taxable finances.
CNN ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Managing Your Credit Card
In order to make full use of your credit card, you need to manage it well and don't spend more than what you can afford to buy. You need to file up all your credit card statements that are sent monthly, so that should there be any ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
According to a recent research study conducted by Visa USA, Americans are just NOT paying attention to where they are spending their money! There is no question that they are spending it, but things get fuzzy when they start trying to quantify where and how much cash they actually ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
If you have multiple credit cards and you are carrying unpaid balances on them, using a balance transfer has probably crossed your mind. More than likely, you have received offers for pre-approved balance transfers in your own mailbox and they sound like a great deal. If you read the ads, ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
For the last 2 or 3 months, we have been bombarded with talk about the economic stimulus package (i.e. tax rebates). Since the legislation was passed to actually fund the rebates, the economy has gotten significantly worse. Finally, the money is actually rolling into bank accounts and it seems that ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
If you are one of the millions of shoppers that enter Target (or Wal Mart, Dollar General, etc.) for milk and trash bags and leave $75-$100 later, you are a victim of "impulse" marketing. In other words, lots of people get paid to think about where to put things and ...
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