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Today I read about an interesting study done by Rice University on the correlation between trustworthiness and looks. The researchers utilized the popular peer to peer lending sit
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The State of American Money, April 1, 2013
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It seems the retail giants are serious in their quest to get hold of your economic stimulus check. One of the biggest, Sears, is offering to multiply your check if you spend it the
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Your Interest Rates Are About to Go Up
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When Should You Start Saving for Your Child’s Education?
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I've always believed that mastery of vocabulary is at least halfway to mastery of the subject. Words are power--the kind of power commonly wielded by eggheads with pocket protector
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4 Deadly Mistakes You Must Avoid When Pursuing Your Dreams
We often get stuck in arbitrary things. We make excuses. We try to find shortcuts, and we try to do all these things that in the end only prevent us from reaching our goals.
Is Real Estate a Good Investment?
Young investors need strong investment returns that exceed the rate of inflation in order to avoid working in later years. Is real estate a good investment option?
Could you determine someone's creditworthiness by his or her looks?
Today I read about an interesting study done by Rice University on the correlation between trustworthiness and looks. The researchers utilized the popular peer to peer lending sit
Best Money Tips: Important Financial Tasks to Do Each Year
Today we found some fantastic articles on important financial tasks to do each year, things you should do with your money in your 20s, and the newlywed's guide to budgeting.
Child Abuse and the Recession
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The Best and Worst Things to Buy in April
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