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Spring-clean your closet and make money

Published Monday, March 25, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. We have all been there: standing in front of our closet or dresser drawers, looking at the contents, and waiting for something to emerge. That surprising dress or just-so shirt. That pair of pants that fits like it was tailored. […]

Avoiding credit card traps

Published Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This is a guest post from John Ulzheimer. John is a recognized expert on credit reporting, credit scoring and identity theft, and is the Senior Columnist at Credit Card Insider. He is twice Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) certified by the credit reporting industry’s trade association and has been an expert witness in more than 100 cases involving credit issues. […]

5 debt lessons from ‘Braveheart’

Published Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This guest post is by Ben Edwards of MoneySmartlife.com. His book “Debt Heroes,” which chronicles the stories of 21 people who got out of debt, was published in December. Get Rich Slowly readers may download a free copy of the book from Sunday, March 24, through Thursday, March 28 on Amazon.com. […]

Spare change: Cheap and fast fitness edition

Published Friday, March 22, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is by staff writer April Dykman. As many longtime readers know, GRS founder J.D. Roth used to write “Spare Change” posts, which were a quick round-up of personal finance articles from around the web. He also used these posts as a chance to share bits and pieces about non-financial aspects of his life. Well, today I’m going to do those two things and attempt to revive a reader favorite! […]

5 reasons to refinance your mortgage

Published Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer Holly Johnson. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I refinanced my mortgage for the second time in a year. The second refinance wasn’t actually part of my master plan, but I ended up having to refinance in order to remove my private mortgage insurance. […]

Oops, I may have broken my nest egg

Published Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. Financial success can be due to making good decisions or avoiding big mistakes. In many cases, the biggest mistakes happen after good decisions, because the stakes have become higher. […]

Insurance: An easier way to comparison shop

Published Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer April Dykman. I had procrastinated until I could procrastinate no longer. I was in the middle of buying a house, and one of the many, many things on my ever-growing to-do list was to find a home insurance policy. My auto insurance policy also was up for renewal, and so I hoped to get a decent discount by buying both policies from one company. […]

Investing in your investing education: A resource list

Published Monday, March 18, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. Investing isn’t new to me. I opened my first CD in high school back in the good old days of 5 percent interest, and I started contributing to my 401(k) as soon as I was eligible (at age 21). I did everything right according to the articles I read. […]

Negotiating for perks when raises are off the table

Published Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This guest post is from David Lye. David is an expert on novated leasing, which is a “company car” type perk that many Australian companies offer their employees. In today’s uncertain economy, many employers are reluctant to offer raises to their employees. You may be lucky enough to keep your job, but chances are that you may not get a raise, or if you do, it could be a very small raise. […]

Ask the Readers: Would you give a child a credit card?

Published Friday, March 15, 2013 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

I’m personally a proponent of making teenagers authorized users on credit cards. My thinking is that it gives the parent the opportunity to teach their kids about managing credit while they’re at home and how to read a credit card statement (explain what the different interest rates mean, how fees are applied, etc.) while starting to build a credit file for their children. […]