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Escheatment: Going all medieval on your a$$ets.

This may sound a little archaic, but each of our 50 states has its own guidelines to seize leftover or misplaced cash and property through an equally archaic process with a hard-to-pronounce name: escheatment (es-cheat-ment). Let’s break it
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Bank charges: freedom from fee-dom.

These days, it feels like everybody’s out to make a quick buck. Or 3. Chances are if you’ve used an out-of-network ATM to grab some cash, you’ve noticed the “convenience” fee. Not convenient at all and rather a rip-off
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The financial fire drill is everyone’s job.

You can’t always control a job loss, but there are some things you can do to prevent or at least stave off catastrophe in the event your financial situation changes. For starters, Frugal Dad suggests a little “financial
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Holiday decorating on a budget: Deck the halls with these good calls.

OK, it’s not even Thanksgiving and the holiday marketing blitz is taking over the TV, the computer and the mailbox. And don’t even get us started on the pre-season broadcasts of Rudolph and Frosty. C’mon, guys, we just barely
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Down to Earth Finance Guest Post: An easy way to save on health care.

Even if you consider yourself a savvy consumer or smart shopper, you might be able to find some hidden money in your health care spending. If you have a regular prescription medicine, it pays to do a little
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