I'm going to show my age here, but I read a blog post today that reminded me of the 1982 movie Night Shift, starring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler. At one point in the movie, Keaton's...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew Johnson I read a lot of personal finance books and online columns, etc., and sometimes it amazes me what gets put out there as expertise. I'm not saying there...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Pali Rao I pay my bills every Friday afternoon, and I really look forward to it. Here's why. I don't like to see my money go out the door more than anyone else...
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Always thought-provoking writer Seth Godin steps away from his usual marketing-focused posts today to offer a simple personal finance lesson: Only borrow money to pay for things that increase in...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5092899 I have a REALLY hard time holding on to my wallet. I am very absent-minded, so I've tried to train myself to only lay it down in one of two places in...
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© sves I would rather lend someone money than lend them my stuff. If you lend money, most people seem to have enough guilt to try to pay you back at some point. But lend your stuff out and people......
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© Klaudia Steiner I read this article with interest: High prices at the pump and the produce aisle have sent home gardeners into their yards with a mission: Grow-it-yourself dining. Sales of...
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You use Google, but you may have heard that Microsoft also has a search engine called Live Search. (Then why were they trying to buy Yahoo, you ask? Don't get me started.) You don't use this...
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So GE is going to sell off its appliance business. I wish they'd done it before I bought my refrigerator. I've never thought General Electric made the greatest appliances, but they're a...
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Silicon Alley Insider has a short piece today on the launch of FiLife in June. FiLife is/will be a personal finance content site for young people; it's a joint venture between Dow Jones and IAC....
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© The Consumerist Kimberly Palmer at U.S. News & World Report is asking the question of what you'd do with a $1,000 windfall. I don't think my answer is going to bring in a lot of votes...
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© Rebecca (Becky/Bex) This post may annoy you. Especially if you are between the ages of 22 and 30 and like to whine about how difficult your life is. Kara McGuire of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune...
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Forget 50 Cent. Cleveland's got 23 Cent. Illustrating the downside of having independent franchisees, Papa John's Pizza is doing a make-good in the Cleveland area after a Washington D.C. area...
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The economy is slumping. Many people think we're already in a recession. So I would suggest to you that replacing today's lunch or dinner with a free ice cream cone from Ben & Jerry's...
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© PinkMoose My wife just tipped me off to this NPR story that discusses the differences in saving habits between today and 25 years ago: In 1982, Americans saved more than 11 percent of their...
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© mdid You say you're ready to be stimulated? Or to do some stimulating (of the economy, that is)? Well, good news. They're going to start sending them out Monday: The rebates range from $300...
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Over at The Wealth Report, Robert Frank has a very interesting post and discussion in the comments about whether the adage "do what you love and the money will follow" is really true. He...
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Shortly after Prosper.com debuted in mid-2006, I did two popular posts on the potential of the service - Why Prosper.com Will Fail and Why Prosper.com Will Succeed. The site has definitely succeeded...
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Interesting post at The Wealth Report on China's suspicion of the wealthy, and how being rich can help you lose friends and put your life in danger. Here's the story of self-made entrepreneur...
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Today I was putting together a short news item about a Visa card that recently launched, when I realized I'd stumbled across one of the most bizarre rewards programs I'd ever seen. The name of...
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In the never-ending quest to stay ahead of counterfeiters, there's a new five-dollar bill hitting the streets here in the U.S. They've added, shifted, removed, rearranged all sorts of things...
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Like many, I was disappointed to see Eliot Spitzer nabbed as a repeat user of high-priced prostitutes. (And boy do they make a bundle. See here for figures, and the high percentage of rich people that...
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Got a press release about discover financial services new financial information portal Discover Edge: "...an online resource dedicated to helping consumers become more savvy when it comes to...
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Last month BusinessWeek had a story about Bank of America suddenly jacking up interest rates on many customers' credit cards, telling them they had to accept the new rates if they wanted to keep...
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