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3 Ways Technology Makes Personal Finances Easier

Posted November 17, 2009 - 06:00 by Greg Go

Technology, Investment, Credit Cards

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From saving money to staying on budget, technology has made it easier than ever to stay on top of my personal finances. Here are 3 ways technology has helped me save money and time.

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Divining Your Home’s Value, The Quick-and-Dirty Way

Posted August 25, 2008 - 12:25 by Julie Rains

Real Estate and Housing

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It’s the American Nightmare: your neighbor, in an effort to avoid foreclosure, sells his house for thousands less than he paid two years ago, causing your home to plummet in value. It’s scary, but is it true? Several years ago, a real estate agent I had intended to hire seemed to think that a low sales price on one house meant a full-scale neighborhood decline. It didn’t. Since then, I’ve learned how to divine home values by looking at public records and applying the methodology used by professional appraisers. I’ll show you how to do your own public-records search, and explain why online home-valuation sites may or may not get the home-value number right.

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