At Motley Fool, Selena Maranjian (who cranks out so many articles she must be writing in her sleep) is discussing the age-old hypothetical, which goes something like "If you could just (quit...
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Close your eyes! Keep 'em, closed! Now... look! Three bloggers get a shock: American Dollar gets the news that it's time to add nursery expenses into the budget. Single Ma and the mysterious...
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I often see personal finance articles mention exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, as if every reader knows exactly what that means. I think I know something about investing, and I'm a little cloudy on...
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To your left is a photo of me during a recent do-it-yourself project. I believe I was building a shed or something that required me to saw some wood. Ah, who am I kidding? That's not me--it's...
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Listen carefully: I know some people love dave ramsey's personal finance advice. I still don't know much about him, so maybe he says this one all the time, but I still like this: We want to...
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J.D. at Get Rich Slowly is discussing the merits of making extra payments toward your mortgage principal. He rightly acknowledges that even the experts seem to disagree on whether it's the right...
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I recently got ripped off by a vending machine that took my money and did not deliver the Reese's peanut butter cup I desired. This has happened to everyone at some time or another. Of course what...
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What they're saying: Financial Freedumb on tip cups at coffee shops and the like: Now, don't get me wrong, I appreciate great customer service, but this "tip" thing is just getting a...
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Ben Stein's finishing up his two-part column on getting ahead in your career today. It's well worth the read, with plenty to inspire you. My favorite lesson from his column is "Keep Your...
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I think this ad is kind of old, but I just saw it for the first time. It's for a Citi buyer protection plan, using a treadmill as the object of the consumer's misery. I'm not generally...
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As I continue to see whether I was right here or whether I was right here, I monitor the activities of Prosper.com lenders and borrowers. A few Prosper experiences I found today: Blogging Away Debt...
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Two-inspired money savers: As the post's title asserts, this was a Very Frugal Saturday: "...went to book store and with store credits, buy 2 get one sale, and an additional 15% off coupon,...
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David Bach is offering a couple of tips for selling your real estate for top dollar, and they're not bad. I've sold a couple of homes with no real estate agent, each selling in less than a...
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Thoughts from others: Dennis Rockstroh: "Mention "cancel" and the AOL rep on the other side of the phone suddenly develops a hearing loss." Ramit Sethi: "Now I feel dumb. I...
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I'm not generally one to go fishing for the free trinkets that various Web sites or retailers give out -- today's list from A Momma and the Boys shows that a lot of the free stuff you can get...
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I've always liked the anger in this line from The Police's Synchronicity II: "And every single meeting with his so-called superior/ Is a humiliating kick in the crotch" I think it...
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It's been a busy week & I haven't been able to say as much as I'd like. But here's what a few others are saying: 1. Chrees pulls out the wayback machine to see his blog entries...
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I'm really intrigued by these services like Skype that allow for free phone calls between computers, as long as both computers have the software installed. You can also call out or call in to...
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Funerals are a tough time, of course--but putting them on your credit card that offers airline miles really softens the blow!......
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I've always believed that the best you can do economically when it comes to car buying is to get a used car and drive it into the ground. I would never buy new, as cars depreciate by thousands of...
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Everyone's getting a little seasick with stock market gyrations and rising interest rates on their credit cards, home equity loans, maybe even your mortgage if you've got an adjustable rate...
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Florida just joined almost half the other states in allowing residents to request a credit freeze. But the new law may not last long if Congress has anything to say about it -- they're trying to...
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Read: 1. John Waggoner in USA Today opines that some mutual funds should carry heavier warnings about their risks, such as "Emerging markets are based in countries that are more likely to...
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Another major news outlet doing a story on personal finance bloggers today, this time it's MSNBC. Bloggers featured include The Budgeting Babe, AllFinancialMatters, Boston Gal, Make Love, Not...
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