Managing My Money
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May 10, 2013
Credit card companies are constantly refining their techniques to detect fraud and, for obvious reasons, are reluctant to share specific details of how it’s done.
But there are a few red flags that clue card companies in to fishy activity...
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May 9, 2013
When I get a letter from the IRS — and yes, it’s happened — I get a chill. Am I in trouble? Did I miss a deadline or overlook...
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May 9, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Mothers Day is big business for U.S. retailers, whether mom wants you to spend big money on her or not (more on that in a moment.)
According to MasterCard,...
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May 9, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — For you parents of high schoolers entering the last summer before kids head off to college, it's a bittersweet moment. You’re excited they’re about to embark on a...
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May 9, 2013
Just when you may have thought that federal tax policy was set - that January's "fiscal cliff" deal meant you could go about your financial life with multi-year certainty - Washington is again talking of comprehensive tax reform.
Both key...
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May 8, 2013
My mother recently learned how to play Solitaire, the one-person card game, and often plays online for extended periods. But every so often she gets stumped and will call me with a question; she now refers to me as her solitaire coach.
When...
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May 8, 2013
The grand majority of people work in some way or another. Some may work in corner offices while others harvest fields for their pay. Some may work in white lab coats trying to find the cure to deadly diseases while others move equipment from town...
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May 8, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — You might get a good argument that U.S. college graduates have never had it so bad.
Of course, college grads back in the 1930s, during the Great Depression,...
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May 8, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Clipping coupons is arguably the classic way to save money. It’s even a part of American culture, with reality television shows, books and blogs devoted to shedding...
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May 7, 2013
As an adolescent, I witnessed the fairly traumatic divorce of my parents. As a naturally anxious child, I believed the worst possible scenario was always around the corner, and after watching that marriage implode, I was at least proven partially...










