I was on the phone a few days ago with a friend who just started a new job at a big computer company. This friend is a smart girl. She has a college degree. She knows she should be investing for retirement. In our conversation, it came out that she has not set up her […]
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While we are still in a recession, the recession seems to be getting less bad. As a Wall Street fund manager told me today, it might go down in history as “the great recession.” As we all know, this recession has pushed down housing prices around the world. It looks like the worst might be
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One of my banks closed my credit card due to inactivity and having “no banking relationship” beyond the card. When I got the letter in the mail, I started to think: is this even legal? Can the bank close my card for not doing anything wrong?
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I jumped on the bandwagon. I joined Swagbucks. A series of posts by Fabulously Broke inspired my jump into the search rewards program. A week in, I thought I would share my thoughts.
Almost every investment firm offers a 529 account. They talk about how great it is and how everyone should have one. Most people have no idea how a 529 works or what it is. This post will give you a breakdown on the basics of a 529 and what you need to know if you are going to get started with this type of account.
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On July 24, 2009 (that’s less than two weeks), the United States minimum wage will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. That is a difference of $1456 per year for impacted minimum wage employees. That might not sound like a lot to some of us, but it will bring people a roughly 10% raise.
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