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Save money while you make money with these part-time jobs that offer substantial employee discounts in addition to regular part-time paychecks.
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How Foreclosure, Deed in Lieu, and Short Sale Affect Credit Scores
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As many of you may have guessed, I'm a Metacafe junkie. I love that place. It's a great resource for those "how to" videos that make life easier, cheaper and quite often, more fun. [more]
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Every so often, I get hit in the face with two facts. First, Americans (even poor Americans) are unbelievably rich. Second, Americans (as a group) utterly lack a cultural traditi