Managing My Money
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May 21, 2013
Warm weather and fried foods seem to have put the states south of the Mason-Dixon in a bit of a credit haze. According to transUnion, a Chicago-based credit ratings firm, several southern cities have the lowest average credit scores in the...
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May 21, 2013
When we first started off on our journey to pay down $40,000 in debt — a combination of car loans, credit cards and...
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May 17, 2013
In the financial world, arbitrage is a trading strategy that earns profit by exploiting price differences between markets.
By that definition, Dan Prescher is a sophisticated arbitrageur. The 58-year-old makes a decent living as a special...
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May 16, 2013
I shared last month about how I became a pro at flexing my credit card muscle while in college. Some go to college to learn...
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May 15, 2013
Don't get me wrong — I'm all about setting goals. But when goals are fuzzy or unfocused, they can start to hold you back.
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May 15, 2013
We don't always make smart decisions where our spending is concerned -- oftentimes because we don't know the true value of what we're paying for. Luckily, Dimespring offers advice on whether certain goods and services are worth your hard-earned...
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May 15, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Almost half of Americans don’t know their own credit score, which in the eyes of consumer advocates...
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May 15, 2013
Sometimes there must be a sense of urgency to accomplish a goal. For example, my parents, sisters, nieces and other family members have banded together to...
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May 15, 2013
It goes without saying that you should file your tax returns each year and pay what you owe. But if you mess up, there are ways to move beyond the problem.
Except in cases of tax fraud, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will generally work...
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May 14, 2013
Credit scores were long something that lenders got to see and consumers only found out about later. Now, pretty much anyone can take a look at their credit scores whenever they want to, but it's not clear which of those scores matter. And most...










