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/misc-finance/buy-more-to-save-more-you%E2%80%99re-doing-it-wrong/
Buy More, Save More!! Sounds great, right? Here are some more details: Take $25 off when you spend $150 to $249.99 (Wait, it gets better…) Take $50 off when you spend $250 or more! Woohoo – so are you ready to go shopping and “save some money?”
Well, I guess technically (in the strictest sense of the word), you are “saving” more...   Read More (Misc Finance)
 
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/business-and-economy/wells-fargo-wfc-announces-plans-to-repay-tarp-loans/
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced on Tuesday that it has developed plans to repay the funds it received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) without diluting its existing shareholders.   Read More (Business and Economy)
 
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/business-and-economy/aig-wants-to-slash-wall-street-fees/
According to documents obtained exclusively by Bloomberg, new AIG (AIG) CEO Robert Benmosche wants Wall Street firms taking divisions of the insurance company public to shave 50 percent off their normal fees. The news service writes that "The banks have hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in fees they planned to earn from helping AIG, once...   Read More (Business and Economy)
 
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/personal-finance/personal-debt-dips-for-first-time-uk/
You get more output for the same input by using experience to increase flexibility in job processes and improving efficiency and accuracy. Getting the same output for less input requires lowering operating costs such as overhead, reducing the need for extensive training periods and lowering personnel costs.
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/personal-finance/debit-card-or-credit-card-here-are-the-pros-and-cons/
Last year, debit card use surpassed credit card use for the first time in history: Americans made 28.4 billion debit purchases compared with 21 billion credit card purchases, according to payment systems newsletter The Nilson Report.   Read More (Personal Finance)
 
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/education-and-career/the-thank-you-note-your-final-shot/
You just walked out of that long-awaited interview, you rocked the difficult questions, and asked even better ones, but unfortunately your work is not done. I know that the last thing you want to do is walk out of an interview and hand-write a thank you note to someone from Human Resources; no one enjoys doing this. Well, it is time to change...   Read More (Education and Career)
 
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/personal-finance/6-ways-to-fend-off-debt-collectors/
You owe money, and a debt collector is calling you night and day. Or maybe you don't owe money, and a debt collector is calling you night and day. Collectors are applying the thumbscrews -- often illegally -- as recent complaints to the Federal Trade Commission bear out.   Read More (Personal Finance)
 
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/misc-finance/debt-linked-to-obesity-food-prices-credit-crunch-nutrition/
e all know that income and education are strongly associated with obesity, but an interesting new study shows that debt—independently of these other factors—increases the probability of being overweight or obese.   Read More (Misc Finance)
 
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Many of the lenders eligible to receive billions of dollars from the government's massive foreclosure prevention program helped fuel the housing crisis by issuing risky subprime loans, according to a report to be issued Wednesday by the Center for Public Integrity.   Read More (Real Estate)
 
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/investing-and-retirement/your-crash-course-to-the-buy-and-hold-trading-strategy/
To the average seasoned trader, the term “buy and hold” might make them cringe, but trading stocks doesn’t just have to be a speed game. Whether you are looking to make a little bit more interest than what your bank offers or you are taking over your retirement accounts, there are plenty of reasons why one would want to buy and hold.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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/personal-finance/get-the-money-snowball-rolling/
Many college grads are starting jobs and receiving a real paycheck for the first time in their lives. However, many have no idea what to do with their money and find themselves wishing they knew how to properly save for future goals, pay off debt, and enjoy their hard-earned cash.   Read More (Personal Finance)
 
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/misc-finance/the-hidden-costs-of-travel/
Finding a cheap plane ticket for a vacation or trip abroad is always cause for celebration. However, excessive celebration can blind you from the fact that the plane ticket is just a sliver of the entire travel expense. The actual travel portion of a trip – plane, bus, gas for the car, subway, etc. – is usually   Read More (Misc Finance)
 
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/real-estate/home-equity-loan-basics-should-you-borrow-against-your-house/
A home equity loan is a loan where you, as the home owner and borrower, use the equity in your home as collateral for the loan. If you take out a home equity loan, it will create a lien against your property and in effect, reduce the actual equity you have in it. Such a loan   Read More (Real Estate)