Ever since I was a little girl, my mother always told me that I could depend on no one but myself in this world. Of course, she was a recently divorced, newly single mother of two kids after spending the last 18 years of her life as a happily married housewife. But, as I grew …
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Hardly a hot financial topic, but always an important one –- saving for retirement is often relegated to the back burner. The following five reminders are here to help you keep things simple and steady as you save for retirement. That way, you’ll never have to be concerned about what to do after you retire, …
Having problems with an upside down mortgage? All is not lost. Believe it or not but miracles still do happen. Imagine how this New York couple must have felt when a reputable bank instituted foreclosure proceedings against them. How can they win, one might ask? They must have prayed for a miracle. Lo and behold! …
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I have never understood the debate between credit or debit card usage. After all, credit and debit cards are just pieces of plastic. That is about the only similarity to me. I will say it up front, I am a chronic debit card user. Very seldom does cash hit my purse. In my part of …
If you have a dog, then you know that sometimes they can put a dent in your wallet. Dog food, toys, leashes all add up over time. How do you keep costs in check? One way is to avoid products that pamper your pets too much. What you want is a happy dog, not a …
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This highly intriguing guest post is brought to you by Rob Bennett, the author of A Rich Life blog. He recently wrote a Google Knol entitled “Why Buy-and-Hold Investing Can Never Work.” Image from AussieStockForums.com I believe that the entire Buy-and-Hold Model for understanding how stock investing works was rooted in a mistake. If you …
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Some thoughts on how you can receive a tax deduction for your charitable donations. While the focus of this guest post by Matt Robinson is on the tax implications of donating to Haiti (along with various views on the subject), this blog wholeheartedly encourages everyone to make a donation to Haiti’s cause. We’ve all heard …
Hi, this is Mr Credit Card from AskMrCreditCard.com. Today, I’m going to write about why paying an annual fee for a credit card may not be such a bad thing after all. If you are looking for a credit card, I have compiled a list of the best credit card offers and deals (IMO anyway) …