I think this is an amazing idea/experiment. From the NY Times: Seeking new solutions to New York's vexingly high poverty rates, the city is moving ahead with an ambitious experiment that will pay...
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Being rich or poor isn't a matter of how much you have. It's a matter of how much you have compared to everyone else. Last month Wall Street Journal writer Robert Frank worked with someone at...
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Marketwatch has joined the "Web 2.0" crowd in creating more features to help its readers get involved. Its new toy is MarketPerception, which allows you to vote on whether certain stocks are...
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I have a weakness that I'd like to confess. I generally lose my mind at charity auctions. If you're not familiar with charity auctions, they often work as follows. First, there will be a...
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If you didn't know, the cost of a first-class postage stamp is going up to 41 cents starting May 14. As you also know, postal rate increases are a pain in the tush because unless you time it right...
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Sing this with me, this is called "401K"... Birds & Bills: Last Friday I made an appointment with a new doctor for my annual physical. I already knew this doctor, who came recommended,...
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Jeffrey Strain has an interesting list of 10 Reasons You Aren't Rich at TheStreet.com. I'm going to see which of the ten are holding me back. Feel free to quiz yourself to see why you're...
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I'm about a quarter of the way through a book called Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting, which carries the subtitle Attract the Work You Want. I'm making no judgments about the book as a whole so...
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Another in our thrilling series following the wisdom of Warren Buffet as delivered via his annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In this, our 19th installment out of 30, we lok at the year...
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I'm fortunate enough this year to have enough extra cash on hand to put some more money toward retirement, which will also let me pare down my 2006 tax bill. But I'm having a hard time...
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Davidson College, a small (1700 students) but prestigious liberal arts college in North Carolina, announced today that it will not offer student loans as part of its standard education funding...
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Discover launched a new Motiva credit card last week designed to reward people who carry credit card balances---provided these profitable customers have a history of on-time payments. Here's how...
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This isn't a life changer, it's just free movie tickets---wait, Tony Robbins says it actually "will impact the course of your life forever," so I spoke too soon. Anyway, to build an...
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I hear ya... Kara McGuire: Call me Scrooge McDuck. But I think kids should learn how to put money in a bank before they learn how to take every last penny they have and spend it on licensed...
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Back in September, I wrote a post titled Tipping Has Gotten Completely Out of Control. I got some comments basically saying that not tipping is hurting the livelihood of the waiter/waitress and that,...
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Continuing on in our now 30-part series on Warren Buffett letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Berkshire just released the letter for 2006, increasing the series by one, but we're going to...
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Another classic board game has fallen to the evil credit card regime. This time it's the game of Life, which is now offering a version without money but instead with a Visa credit card that can be...
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I don't generally post on freebies and minor financial stuff that can save you 10 cents, but, via Boston Gal, I see that Honey Bunches of Oats cereal is offering free samples at this site. As I...
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The Wall Street Journal had a good article today (here's the free article via the Arizona Republic) showing what it takes to fly free these days. Frequent flyer miles don't go as far as they...
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Speech! Speech! Jeremy Siegel: Sell-offs understandably scare investors and garner much media attention. But history has shown that they're excellent buying opportunities. Given the reasonable...
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Filed in archive Taxes
by Justin McHenry on March 01, 2007
The Internal Revenue Service listed their annual "dirty dozen" tax scams last week. It's sort of a strange list, in that some of the scams are ways you can get scammed and others are...
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If your pet gets sick, are you willing to do everything possible to keep them alive, or do you factor in the financial impact when making the decision as to how much medical care to give? It's an...
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