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 | Friday July 30, 2010 This post is about spending, credit 16 You hear about cash-back cards all the time—but which ones deliver the goods? These four cards deliver the most buck for your bang. But remember: As with most rewards cards, you MUST pay your balance in full and on time each month or get hit with more
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 | Thursday July 29, 2010 This post is about investing 20 Q: How can a lower- or middle-income couple invest? We don't have much money. A: Investing doesn't have to be a big bucks endeavor, and you don't need a Ph.D. in Wall Street. Let's take one step today. In some ways, it's wiser to get moving and more
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 | Wednesday July 28, 2010 This post is about saving 32
Heidi Hackemer in one of her Six.
From the Little Brown Dress project to the Great American Apparel Diet, Americans have had a long, conflicted love affair with the strip-down-to-basics movement. Here we are, a more
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 | Tuesday July 27, 2010 This post is about earning 9 Lines around the block! A new tell-all TV series! Is Snooki dumping her poof? Did Lindsay make parole? No, but Georgetown Cupcakes—the hot bake shop started by two sisters in Washington—just hit the big time with "DC Cupcakes", a six-part more
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 | Monday July 26, 2010 This post is about budgeting 26 So much to track The top concern that emerged from our latest reader survey wasn't starting a budget, but sticking to one (45% of you said so). Why? One of the biggest budget busters is—surprise!—not how you spend, but how tough it is to track more
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 | Friday July 23, 2010 This post is about spending 3 If only I had a... You need a 20-foot ladder to paint your gutter, a jogging stroller while you work off baby weight, or a projector for outdoor-movie-night. Why drop a $100 on something you'll only use briefly, when you can borrow or rent it more
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 | Thursday July 22, 2010 This post is about investing 9 After her night cap with Mr. Bond, Julie returns home and Skypes with her best friend, Cristina. Cristina: But who IS this guy? And why are you letting him tell you what to do with your money? Julie: I'm not 'letting him' do anything! He works in more
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 | Wednesday July 21, 2010 This post is about saving, profiles 38 Caitlin O'Toole writes the Miss Jobless Chronicles for MediaBistro.How have I survived months of un- and underemployment? I put away emergency money away for years. I was always the annoying friend who would say, "No, I can't go to that new movie, more
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 | Tuesday July 20, 2010 This post is about earning 62 OK, faithful DailyWorth readers. We want your opinion. Following is a summary of a slideshow that ran on the Huffington Post last week, with the rah-rah title of: "8 Jobs in Which Women Make MORE Than Men" First of all, we're not sure that more
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 | Monday July 19, 2010 This post is about budgeting, debt, credit 19 Erica Sandberg is a credit expert and columnist for Creditcards.com. She is also the author of "Expecting Money: The Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families." Should you co-sign a loan or credit card for a friend or relative? I get more
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 | Friday July 16, 2010 This post is about spending 13 Catey Hill is the money editor for the New York Daily News online and the author of "Shoo, Jimmy Choo! The Modern Girl's Guide to Spending Less and Saving More."Snack before you shop A new study suggests that hunger might hurt your financial more
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 | Thursday July 15, 2010 This post is about investing 3 Investing pros have a number of criteria they use when choosing their investments. An important one to know is the difference between large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap companies. Cap means capitalization The secrets of the investing world can be more
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 | Wednesday July 14, 2010 This post is about saving 7 Let's say you're a Target shopper who gets the occasional mani-pedi, subscribes to Oprah magazine, and buys rice milk by the case. (Sounds like Amanda, doesn't it?) Enter Offermatic—a money-saving service that bills itself as the "freak love more
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 | Tuesday July 13, 2010 This post is about earning, mortgages 24 Just say the phrase "rental property" and people's eyes light up. Everyone knows that rentals have the potential to generate income above and beyond the cost of carrying the property. And some folks do turn a nice profit from rentals. But the more
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 | Monday July 12, 2010 This post is about budgeting 5 In 1906, an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto noticed that 80% of the peas in his garden came from only 20% of the pea pods. (You may have heard that most people wear 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time.) Enter the Pareto Principle, often more
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 | Friday July 09, 2010 This post is about spending, green 22 Tara Gentile is the blogger behind ScoutieGirl and the founder of a boutique web design company.Minding your money It pays to consider where our money goes once it has left our wallets. What are we really buying? Mindful spending is not about more
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| Thursday July 08, 2010 This post is about investing 9 Julie returns home after a disappointing date with Karl, but determined to research investing options for her 401k. Julie: [sobbing at her computer] I'll never understand it all! What's a front-end load? Who is Wilshire? Oh my god—I have until more
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 | Wednesday July 07, 2010 This post is about saving, loans, mortgages 22 Sudden savings alert! Mortgage rates are dropping again. How much could you save if you refinanced at a lower rate? At the moment, a 30-year fixed rate loan is about 4.75%; a 15-year fixed is about 4.02%, according to Bankrate.com. Pay less, save more
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 | Tuesday July 06, 2010 This post is about earning, negotiating 49 You may know me as DailyWorth's editor, but I still write for many other publications. And as a long-time free agent in the journalism world—12 years and counting—you'd think that I'd know how to negotiate by now. You'd think that I could nail more
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 | Friday July 02, 2010 This post is about spending 30 Holiday weekends wreak havoc with people's budgets. (Did you need another swimsuit? No. Did you buy one? Yes.) But there's particular spending hazard to beware of during the Fourth of July weekend.
Yard sales?
Excessive flip flop more
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Thanks to those who commented on what cards help them. This is my first look at this websi... by Nicole on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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@ Kate.
Definition of a Credit Card:
A card allowing someone to make a purchase o... by Toni on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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Just a quick note. If anyone has difficulty remembering to pay her credit card bill on ti... by Donnie on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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I use my Discover card. When I started using the card for that purpose I was able to pay i... by Daisy A. on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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I like my Chase credit card. I only use it at gas stations and the grocery store which I ... by carrie on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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I will be travelling and relocating starting in Sept. I'll look forward to this challenge... by Corinne Rogan on Challenge: Wear Just Six Things |
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We have a Wells Fargo credit card that allows us to earn points towards the principal on o... by kim on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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I really like my Chase Freedom card. I am trying to get rid of all credit cards, but this... by Terri on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
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@Keith Casey
Yeah, I agree. If you cut up your credit cards, it shows you have had a chang... by G@NCO Financial Systems on 8 Ways to Cut Your Credit Card Debt |
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I agree with Toni on this one - encouraging the use of a credit card regardless of the so ... by JoAnne on 4 Top Cash-Back Cards |
