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Call For Cheaper Auto Insurance With Your Current Provider By Getting Free Competitor Comparison Quotes

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The NY times had a great piece on the benefits of calling your auto insurance provider for a better rate on your current car insurance policy. In particular, if you can get cheaper auto insurance quotes from competitors, there is a good chance you can save a significant amount with your current provider; if they [...]

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End of Year Car Deals – How to Save When Auto Shopping (Dealers Beware)

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Year-end is deal time as dealerships rush to clear old inventory and shift their bottom lines from red to black. So many would argue that buying a car, particularly a current year model, is best done nearing year-end. In addition to timing your auto purchase, here are even more great tips to save money when [...]

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Bank of America Withdrawing $5 Debit Card Fee – Power to the People as Free Checking Accounts Return!

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You can tell that the tide of corporate sentiment is shifting when one of the nation’s largest companies changes course following customer outrage and the growing anti-Wall street movement. Especially when this company is a bank that has historically acted with impunity around bank fees. A person familiar with the bank’s plans, said that Bank [...]

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How to Avoid Hefty Credit Card Interest and Fees via Good Habits and Knowing Your Rights

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Using credit cards has become a way of life for many of us. For the most part, credit cards do offer a convenient way to make purchases, and they enable us to walk around without mounds of cash in our pockets. In return for this and other conveniences like reward programs, however, there can also [...]

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Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early or Invest The Extra Cash?

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Many of us dream about how it would feel to not have a monthly mortgage payment. Owning your home free and clear is the aspiration of numerous homeowners. But even without – in most cases – that hefty payment leaving your checkbook every 30 days, there are actually some reasons not to pay off your [...]

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5 Tips for Paying Off Student Debt Faster

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Student loans are one of the most common forms of debt and can easily turn into a life-long hassle if you aren’t careful. If you are a recent graduate, the best thing that you can do for the state of your finances is to make paying off your student debt a priority. Here are a [...]

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How to Shop Smart This Holiday Season – 5 Tips to Stretch Those Dollars Even Further

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It’s hard to believe than another holiday season is upon us. With all good intentions, most of us will make a promise to ourselves that we will shop early and shop smart. But unfortunately, in most cases, life’s routines and little emergencies usually force us to shop at the last minute. This can make your [...]

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Hope For the Best Prepare for the Worst – Smart Money Moves

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Have you heard of a double dip recession or a Black Swan? If either of these takes place, which is not out of the realm of possibly given current economic conditions, your financial future may be at serious risk. In order to avoid the effects of these two events, you must have your finances protected [...]

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10 Ways To Get Out Of Debt Starting Now

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Debt is as American as apple pie. It is estimated that 80% of Americans live with debt and that includes $8 trillion in home mortgage debt.  Many of us go to work every day simply to pay for products or services that we’ve already received. We can’t help our children with college, fund our retirements, [...]

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The End of Free Checking and How to Avoid Monthly Account Fees

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Free checking is coming to end thanks to new Financial reform regulation that will force banks to cut overdraft and ATM fees, which traditionally covered the cost of providing free checking accounts. Bank of America and Wells Fargo, US banks with the largest branch networks, have already started to discontinue free checking accounts for new [...]

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How to Choose a 529 Plan And Save Now For Future College Costs – Prepaid vs. College Tax Savings Plan

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With my son approaching his 5th birthday, I’ve started thinking more seriously about his schooling from elementary to college/university. My parents paid for a big part of my education and I would like to do the same for my son. Given the rising cost of tertiary education, I figured the earlier I save the better [...]

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How To Navigate Through Your 401k Investment Options

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Trying to find the right investments for your 401k can leave you feeling like you are lost in the middle of a maze. Your 401k plan provider may offer a ton of investment options including stocks, stock funds, bond funds, and exchange traded funds. With so many options to choose from, what is an investor [...]

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