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5 Tips for Easy College Savings

Posted November 30, 2009 - 06:00 by Tisha Tolar

Personal Finance

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Saving for college isn't always easy when the day-to-day costs of living are taking what income you have. Here is a simple idea to start saving small for your kids higher education plans.

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Managing Your Short-Term Money

Posted July 28, 2009 - 04:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Budgeting

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It's easy to find books and articles on how to manage your money to support your long-term goals. You can read a lot about stocks and bonds, retirement accounts, investing in gold, real estate, options and futures. But managing your day-to-day spending money tends to get short shrift. Here's a primer.

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The Shanghai Supposition: Better Choices=More Choices=Better Experiences

Posted March 13, 2008 - 20:50 by Jabulani Leffall

Lifestyle

Cheap Chinese goods have created a Wal-Mart economy in America but for the individual they can be an eye-opening experience about the joys of travel, about the pride garnered from being a citizen of the world, about knowing that an inexpensive trip isn't a waste of money or time but it's the opposite, if you don't do these things.

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Saving money for kids made easy (NOT) by banks

Posted 2 years ago by Julie Rains

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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Last week, I closed a no-maintenance-fee account because I was charged a hefty you-haven’t-deposited-any-money-lately fee a/k/a dormant account fee. I offered to make a deposit in exchange for a fee waiver; no way was the response. I closed the account. Reading the business section a few days later, I learned that this bank finally reported higher earnings primarily due to…increases in fee income.

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Money Metaphors (You wouldn't punch a kitten, would you?)

Posted April 10, 2007 - 19:49 by Andrea Dickson

Personal Finance, Extra Commentary

Money, to me, is often something to just be tossed at problems. I don't look at my receipts after buying groceries. I don't worry about being charged too much, since I figure that carefully studying my receipts makes me look petty. In fact, this is an attitude that gets me nowhere. I don't protect my money. Maybe I would if I thought of it like a kitten.

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Get $25 FREE for opening a savings account with 5.05% interest. - UPDATED

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Investment

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Easy savings in 2007

Posted 3 years ago by Greg Go

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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If you're trying to build a nest egg in '07, some of these links may help.

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Saving High

Posted 3 years ago by Amy Lin

Filed Under: Investment

emirantdirectMost of us got at least one letter from ING Direct five or six ago with a check for $25 to open an online savings account with them, the first of its kind. I think their interest rate back then was about 2%, which was quite a leap from the .03% regular banks were offering. Nowadays though, with the rise of competitors and consumer participation in these online banks, you can easily find an online savings account with an APY of 5%. 5%!! You won’t get rich on that, but that’s a nice Christmas gift or two these companies are offering to pay for!

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