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Ask the Readers: What Advice Would You Give a College Freshman?
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How to Find Ethically Sourced Products You Can Afford
If the hefty price tag is dampening your enthusiasm for fair trade, get smart about sourcing your ethically produced must haves.
How does the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout affect you?
Yesterday Henry Paulson decided to use the power given to him by the housing bailout bill to officially take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is a decision that has a huge im
6 Times We Are Likely to Lie for Money
When are we most likely to tell little white lies (and even some whoppers)? When money's at stake, of course.
Poisonous Infant Formula May Be Closer Than You Think
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Jeff Rose, CFP, recommends buying life insurance if someone you love would be in financial trouble if you weren't around.
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Best Money Tips: Foods You Can Freeze and How to Do It Right
Today we found helpful articles on foods you can freeze and the right way to do it, ways to save at Old Navy, and dying professions that job hunters should avoid.
Menu Planning Backwards and Forwards
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Best Credit Cards that Give Back to Charity
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What Is Private Mortgage Insurance, Anyway?
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Book review: Towers of Gold
It will not, I think, surprise my regular readers to hear that I like to read books about money. All kinds of books about money--not just books on personal finance and frugality,