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Overdraft fees soared to $32 billion in 2012

This post, written by Anthony Fontana, is from out partner site QuickenLoans.com. Nobody likes wasting money, do they? Actually, according to a news report from Moebs Services, banks, credit unions an…

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May 17 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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How do you combat prom inflation?

This post is from new staff writer William Cowie. Prom inflation? There’s such a thing now? Seriously? Yep. Visa evidently thinks prom spending is significant enough that they’re spending …

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May 15 at 06:30am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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How should you choose a bank? Look in the mirror.

This post is from staff writer Richard Barrington. I was recently interviewed on the subject of online banking, and the reporter asked a very direct question: is online banking better than traditional…

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May 13 at 07:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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The cost of clean water

This post, written by Aaron Brandt, comes to us from our partner site QuickenLoans.com. In order to survive, we need water. However, the water we drink could actually harm us. According to the Center …

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May 10 at 07:40am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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College debt 101

This post is from staff writer Jeffrey Steele. A few weeks back, by sheer coincidence, I happened to meet a young woman currently enrolled in the same journalism school master’s degree program f…

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May 8 at 07:30am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Is it possible to live debt free?

This post is from staff writer Suba Iyer. “Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.” ~Earl Wilson So far, we have lived debt free. We used to live…

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May 6 at 07:20am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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How to prepare for a home appraisal

This post is written by John Allasio and comes to us from our partner site QuickenLoans.com. Right now is the most popular time for people to buy a home, and if you’re looking to sell or refinan…

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May 3 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Home prices are up: good news or bad?

This guest post is from William Cowie, who has contributed to Get Rich Slowly and other personal finance blogs. He also blogs about investing and offers a free Investing Basics course on Bite the Bull…

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May 1 at 10:00am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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A bit of foolishness

This post is from staff writer Richard Barrington. I almost sprained my neck last week from shaking my head while reading stories about wild fluctuations in the value of the Bitcoin, an electronic cur…

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April 29 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Passive solar homes: the basics

This post is written by Krissy Schwab and comes from our partner site QuickenLoans.com. At one point you’ve probably driven through a neighborhood and seen a house covered with solar panels on t…

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April 26 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Key steps to a richer life

This post is from staff writer Jeffrey Steele. At a recent neighborhood function, I ran into a woman I’ve known for years, but hadn’t seen in a few months. She’d be the first to admi…

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April 24 at 07:20am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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The biggest mistake I made at my first job — and what I learned from it

This post is from staff writer Suba Iyer. At my first job, fresh out of college, I was determined to prove myself, prove that hiring me was one of the best decisions the company made, prove that I cou…

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April 22 at 07:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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The unemployment diet: How we cut our spending by $1,000 a month

This post is by Deborah Dunham and comes from our partner site LearnVest, a site that helps people take control of their finances. One Tuesday morning last November my husband called from work and tol…

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April 19 at 06:30am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Bitcoin virtual currency taking off, gaining popularity

This post is from Miranda Marquit at our partner site, Quizzle.com. One of the more interesting currencies gaining ground right now is Bitcoin. This is a digital currency that provides users with a wa…

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April 17 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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The battle between accountants and investment managers

This post is from staff writer Richard Barrington. I was recently invited to review an investment technique called “automated tax-loss harvesting.” It reminded me of the never-ending strug…

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April 15 at 06:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Meet Jim, my millionaire next door

This guest post is from William Cowie, who has contributed to Get Rich Slowly and other personal finance blogs. He also blogs about investing and offers a free Investing Basics course on Bite the Bull…

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April 12 at 07:50am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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What some call retirement planning is a joke

This post is from staff writer Jeffrey Steele. The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey was released in mid-March, and reinforced the notion that within many s…

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April 10 at 07:30am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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If you were rich, how frugal would you be?

This post is from staff writer Suba Iyer. “What is now proved was once only imagined.” – William Blake Most of us embrace frugality to save money. Typically though, there are a few a…

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April 8 at 07:10am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Why hiring a career coach was the best thing I ever did

This post is by Anne Greenwood, as told to Colleen Oakley and comes from our partner site LearnVest, a site that helps people take control of their finances. As the head of client development — …

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April 5 at 07:40am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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Working remotely: It’s good, right?

This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I’ve done it all; worked remotely, worked in an office with a serious in-traffic commute, worked in an office with a short commute, worked for mysel…

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April 3 at 07:30am · Comment · Read Article · Share
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