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Is Six Figures Really That Much?

Posted 20 weeks 2 days ago by Catherine Shaffer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Career and Income, Making Extra Cash, Lifestyle, Budgeting

Nowadays, six figures is still above average, but its buying power in terms of lifestyle may have eroded even more than the value of a dollar, as those of us within striking distance of six figures have learned to our regret.

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529 Plans for College Expenses: What’s Cool and What’s Quirky

Posted 42 weeks 1 day ago by Julie Rains

Investment

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529 plans for college expenses are very cool but extremely quirky. Cool federal-tax benefits, which were temporary and set to expire in just a few years, have been made permanent by The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (USA). The quirkiness and murkiness remains, however, but is made much clearer by the kind folks at Kiplinger.com, who have provided me (and anyone with an Internet connection) with some great resources, summarized here but waiting your perusal if you’d like.

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