After you decide to buy life insurance, it's time to figure out how much life insurance you need and for how long. Jeff Rose, CFP, has a simple formula to get you started.
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In today’s economic climate, many people would be grateful to have any kind of salary, but it’s a fact that many teachers and other service professionals have always been strugglin
Everybody knows that retirement accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs offer great tax advantages (and once upon a time--and maybe again someday--a corporate match). But people who have p
Keeping your pets flea-free during the summer isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these pet flea medications and those pesky fleas will remain at bay.
Today we found some awesome articles on paying down holiday debt quickly, getting your retirement plan back on track, and honey do's to start your New Year off right.
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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
After you decide to buy life insurance, it's time to figure out how much life insurance you need and for how long. Jeff Rose, CFP, has a simple formula to get you started.
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Ask the Readers: What Do You Want to Get Done Before 2018 Ends?
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Best Money Tips: How to Retire Early
Today we found some stellar articles on how to retire early, ways to keep your security deposit, and how to get free prescription drugs.
More Rewards, More Benefits: The JetBlue Plus Card
JetBlue flyers will love the new JetBlue Plus Card that offers bigger and better rewards.
Beyond the Slow Cooker: 10 Eco- and Budget-Friendly Household Helpers That Progress Left Behind
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Everything You Need to Know About Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
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Stuff We Love: The MacBook Pro, a Hassle-Free Laptop
After decades of computing, a committed PC user makes the switch to a MacBook Pro — and his only regret is that he didn't make the switch sooner.
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Today we found some fantastic articles on the best tax moves for fall, and getting off the kid-gift treadmill, an dhandling a lifestyle downgrade.
How to Survive (And Perhaps Thrive) On a Teacher's Salary
In today’s economic climate, many people would be grateful to have any kind of salary, but it’s a fact that many teachers and other service professionals have always been strugglin
Retirement accounts and money to spend
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Today we found some stellar articles on stacking the deck for a better life, how retirees can avoid going broke, and ways to save on car repairs.
10 Essential Travel Items You Forgot to Pack
These items will save you time and money on every trip. Use this cheatsheet and never forget them again.
6 Interesting Ways Technology Can Help You Buy a Home
House hunting is easier, faster and more fun thanks to these new tools. Are you taking full advantage of them?
The Different Types of Loans: A Primer
Do you know the basics of various loans? If not, then check out this loan primer.
The 5 Best Pet Flea Medications
Keeping your pets flea-free during the summer isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these pet flea medications and those pesky fleas will remain at bay.
Best Money Tips: Pay Down Holiday Debt Quickly
Today we found some awesome articles on paying down holiday debt quickly, getting your retirement plan back on track, and honey do's to start your New Year off right.
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Corporations were invented a few hundred years ago--created to increase the wealth and power of favored businessmen (and the governments that favored them). They have become such
Balancing Spending with Saving: Being Frugal but not Miserly
Take frugal too far, and we can become miserly before we even know what hit us.