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I thank my lucky stars (and the patience of my husband) that it didn’t take me quite 10 years to get a handle on my financial situation. At 29, I’m hardly what you would consider
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I don't think much of the "buy low, sell high" model for house purchases. I think a house should be purchased as a place to live, in which case the main questions are whether you
The more I talk to people about eBay, the more they are annoyed by one simple fact; the auctions are not, well, auctions any more. Auction sniping and the ensuing last-second biddi
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Will house prices keep dropping?
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Ask the Readers: Have You Started Saving for Retirement?
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Will Guns Change the Way eBay Auctions Operate?
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Ask the Readers: What Skills Help You to Be More Frugal?
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When are we most likely to tell little white lies (and even some whoppers)? When money's at stake, of course.