Managing My Money
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April 5, 2013
As college students, most probably don’t want to go through the process of living on a budget.
However, a budget is often a college reality. However, don’t...
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April 5, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Maybe you’ve heard the term “the law of unintended consequences?”
It’s what happens unexpectedly after plans and processes are into place — and it’s usually not...
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April 5, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Has America gone from tiger moms to tired moms?
It would appear so, according to data from MassMutual’s...
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April 4, 2013
If you got married last year, you’ll be checking the “married, filing jointly” box on your tax return. As a couple, your taxes will go up or down, depending on what each of you earns.
If one of you earns most of the income, you get a...
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April 4, 2013
One of my main considerations as a senior in college weighing my options for the future was the unreasonable cost of certain graduate degrees, and the unreasonably uncertain future that accompanied others.
I studied literature and history...
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April 3, 2013
Anyone who’s been in debt before knows that drowning feeling. It’s debilitating, overwhelming and incredibly discouraging. You want so badly to be...
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April 3, 2013
I’ve mentioned this a number of times on my blog and on my personal Facebook page — my library is in a huge conspiracy to make sure that all the books I put on hold come in at one time. And it doesn’t matter when I put a book on hold; if I am in...
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April 3, 2013
Most research shows that financial problems are the leading cause of divorce. Of course, every couple has bills to pay, emergencies that force us to borrow and differences over spending and investing.
So how does a couple keep their eye on...
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April 2, 2013
So I was laid off recently. I had a feeling it was coming, but the big corporate overlords kept mum about the whole thing. And even though I knew it was...
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April 2, 2013
They old adage says money can't buy happiness, but the hoards of smiling celebrities on the beaches of Malibu suggest otherwise. As financial investigators (you say nerds, we say investigators), we decided to do a little research on our own. The...










