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How to Find Legitimate Work From Home Opportunities
We’ve all received an email with urgent information about how we can make our living in a few hours a day by working from home. Although opportunities like this do exist, these unsolicited messages are often deemed as nothing more than spam sent by scammers trying to get your credit card information. So, how does [...]
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Suze Orman Shows True Colors With Her Approved Prepaid Debit Card
If you haven’t heard by now, personal finance guru Suze Orman has launched a new prepaid debit card called The Approved Card. That’s right, another celebrity-backed card similar to what Russell Simmons has done, and what the Kardashians tried to do. But since this card is being endorsed by a well-respected personal finance expert it [...]
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Make Your Own Cheap Shampoo, Conditioner, and Toothpaste
In an attempt to reduce costs in 2012, I am adopting a Do-It-Yourself mentality. One of the areas of my spending that can be virtually eliminated is in the Personal Hygiene category. Using recipes found in the book, Making It: Radical Home EC for a Post-Consumer World by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen, I plan [...]
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How to File a Federal Income Tax Extension
What happens when the April tax deadline is rapidly approaching but you still haven’t been able to get your tax return ready to file? Well, there’s some good news. You can actually file for an extension. Under the right circumstances, a tax extension is a useful tool that can be used to help your financial [...]
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Saving Money
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Five Money Saving Habits You’ll Want to Learn This Year
When it comes to saving money, there’s no better time to get back on track than the New Year. For some miraculous reason, January gives people hope and inspires them to change their ways. That’s why New Year’s resolutions are so comical. In retrospect, everyone wishes that they had done something different the previous year. [...]
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Different Ways to Save Money – From Savings Accounts to Savings Bonds
When people talk about having money for a rainy day they are usually referring to putting their money into a savings account. A rainy day or emergency fund is used to set aside money from every paycheck so that in the event of an emergency or unexpected expense there’s money readily available. Using a savings [...]
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Investing
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Mutual Fund Fees for Beginners – Loads, Expense Ratios, and Share Classes
Mutual funds are one of the most common investment tools for the average investor. You’ll find them in your 401(k) plan, in your IRA, and everywhere in-between. Mutual funds are popular for good reason. They provide instant diversification without requiring a lot of money. Instead of having to pick all of the individual stocks you [...]
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6 Funds To Hedge Against a Recession
The word recession has investors searching for safe investments until the market rebounds. Just take a look at how the market has reacted recently. Investors want the maximum yield with the least risk involved. Luckily, options are available for investors to weather the storm until the economy improves. Mutual or index funds are a collection [...]
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Retirement
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It’s Not Too Late to Max Out Your 2011 IRA Contribution in 2012
Max Out Your 2011 IRA in 2012 The calendar may have flipped to the new year, which means most tax tricks, tips, and deductions have closed the book on last year’s taxes, but that isn’t the case for your IRAs. Individual Retirement Accounts are unique in that they give you up until when you file [...]
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5 Reasons to Not Borrow From 401k
You won’t believe what I’ve been hearing at work lately. Fellow employees are taking out loans against their 401k accounts and borrowing money! I don’t know if there are people out there giving advice to do this, but it’s probably one of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard of. In fact, I would peg it [...]
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Frugal Living
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How to Have a Memorable Valentine’s Day Without Spending Any Money
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of spending money you don’t have on things that you don’t need. If you’re looking for ways to make your loved ones feel special this February 14th but don’t want to go broke doing so, you’ve come to the right place. [...]
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Is It Really Possible to Live Without Money?
There’s such a thing as being really frugal but can you truly survive without money? How would you acquire the things that you need? Could you feed, clothe, and provide shelter for yourself without going to extreme measures? Would you find it freeing to be rid of all the material things weighing you down physically, [...]
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