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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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Using Your Roth IRA as an Emergency Fund

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Have you considered using your Roth IRA as an emergency fund? In this era of tight budgets, a lot of people are finding it difficult (if not impossible), to save for retirement and maintain an emergency fund. Because of this, it’s become trendy to recommend using your Roth IRA as a sort of de-facto emergency [...]

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2012 Simple IRA and SEP IRA Contribution Limits – Small Business Retirement Plans

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The IRS has released 2012 contribution limits and updated eligibility rules for two of the most popular small business retirement plans : the SEP IRA and Simple IRA. SEP IRA A SEP is a popular and widely used retirement plan management approach because it provides self employed owners or small business owners with a few [...]

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Top 4 Ways to Slash Your Auto Insurance Premium Payments

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Paying that auto insurance bill can be painful especially if you have never had to file a claim. Mistakenly, this prompts many consumers pick the cheapest insurance by dropping their coverage to levels that will leave them seriously exposed if they have an accident or suffer the theft of their car. However, you can actually cut [...]

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2011-2012 Best Open Enrollment Choices as Health Care Insurance Continues to Rise

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According to preliminary results from their annual survey of 1,600 employers, Mercer expects employee health care benefit costs to increase by 5.4% next year. You will likely see these costs via higher monthly premiums during your organization’s open enrollment period. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to to mitigate the impact of rising [...]

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Saving $95,000 by Refinancing into a Lower Rate and Shorter Duration Mortgage

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Many homeowners with good credit are ditching their old 30-year fixed rate mortgages for the 15-year or 20-year versions. This is primarily to leverage historically low rates for these shorter duration loans and benefit from the significant interest savings over the life of the loan. In fact, a friend of mine did exactly this when [...]

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3 Types of Free Auto Insurance Quotes You Should Be Getting

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Auto insurance is probably one of the most competitive industries out there. This is generally good news for consumers, who have access to hundreds of insurers and a myriad of options. However, because it is easier and the more hassle-free option many people tend to stick with their existing insurer for a long time, despite [...]

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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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Smart Ways to Prepare For Retirement by Having a Plan A, B and C

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It’s time to save for retirement. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, it doesn’t matter if you’re single or married and it doesn’t matter how good or bad the economy happens to be at this particular point in time. Some things are simple and others are complicated. This is simple. If you’re [...]

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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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Why Most People Will Not Be Able to Retire at Age 62

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Although many people spend 20, 30 or more years saving for retirement, the sad truth is that today, many people will not be able to retire – even when they reach age 62, the earliest you can start receiving social security benefits. Despite some degree of financial planning, many individuals simply have been unable to [...]

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