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DIY home makeover: from drab to fab on the Average Joe’s budget.
DIY home makeover: from drab to fab on the Average Joe’s budget. We’ve all caught a home makeover reality show where experts turn a drab room into an amazing escape on a reasonable budget. And we’ve all probably scratched our heads wondering if the average Joe who just purchased a new house would be able to pull the job
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Guest Post 1 of 4: Journalist walks the financial talk.
Chefs never cook at home, they say. Likewise, you might not want to look closely at the personal finances of financial journalists, my media acquaintances suggest. I sit accused as one who knew what derivatives were before anyone had heard of them but who has never balanced my checkbook. I never bounced a check, either, have savings, great credit,
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Consumerism Commentary Guest Post: Be the big Saver on campus.
Labor Day is now behind us and the freshmen on campus are finally starting to find their way around. Recently asked to provide some thoughts to freshmen, I started thinking about what I could have done as a first-year student. There were many choices I could have made that would have helped me better prepare for earning a living
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Don’t leave your 401(k) behind.
Left your job? Job left you? However it happened, but especially if the latter, added stress can enter your life. Understandably, things like managing your old 401(k)don’t exactly make it to the top of your to-do list. But that doesn’t mean you should forget about it. So when the dust settles (usually around the time you get comfortable doing
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Life After College Guest Post: Are You Clogging Your Financial Arteries?
Guest Post by Jenny Blake, Life After College "The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now."-Zig Zigler Crisp, sugary-sweet bacon. Hot, deliciously salty french fries. Food so mischievously tasty that you close your eyes as you savor those few seconds of blissful indulgence. So bad...but OH. SO. GOOD. Most of us know what
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Checking fees: Banks say cha-ching, you feel the zing.
Checked in on your checking account lately? You should. Go online right now, poke around – take a really close look at your recent 30-, 60- or 90-day history.
Homeownership: An opportunity, not a right.
If you want to own a home, save for it. It’s a simple concept, one your parents most likely subscribed to. Sadly, it’s a message that has been
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Paperless is next to effortless.
Haven’t gone paperless? If we told you all your friends are doing it with their online bank accounts, cable/phone bills, health/car insurance, car payments – anything that needs a
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