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money
10 Things Learned About Life And Personal Finance
You blog for 3 years about money, life, and personal finance, all of which are interconnected, and you pick up a few things. Trent from The Simple Dollar shares the 10 most important lessons he's learned since starting his personal finance blog. For starters, number 10, while it's easy to get caught up in trying to save one more nickel off every purchase, "Reliability and functionality worth a premium"! More » -
budgets
What You Need To Know About Today's Unemployment Benefits Extension
If you're still struggling to find a job in the current economy, you'll be happy to know that this morning President Obama is expected to sign legislation to extend benefits for few more months. The New York Times has more info on how the extension will work, and who qualifies for it.
"Extended Unemployment Benefits: F.A.Q." [New York Times]
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USAA Expands Membership To All Vets
Perennial Consumerist favorite banker and insurance company USAA announced yesterday that they're expanding eligible membership to all honorably discharged vets, regardless of dates or lengths of service. More » -
credit scores
Negotiating Reduced Payoff Can Hurt Credit Score
Did you know negotiating a reducedpaymentpayoff with a lender negatively affects your credit score? More » -
taxes
10 Ways to Lower Your 2009 Taxes
With less than two months left in the year, it's time to start considering year-end money moves to reduce your 2009 tax burden. To help spur some ideas, MSN Money has ten suggestions as follows: More » -
personal finance
Quicken Online To Be Shut Down Next Year, Accounts Merged With Mint
When news broke back in September that Intuit, the company behind Quicken, was buying personal finance website Mint, everyone wondered how the two services would co-exist. The worst case scenario was that Mint would be absorbed somehow into Intuit's in-house competitor, Quicken Online. Thankfully, it looks like the opposite will happen. More » -
droid
Verizon Wireless To Hike ETFs On "Advanced" Devices
Are you looking to get a smartphone on the Verizon network anytime soon? Make sure that you like it before you sign a contract, since starting November 15th, Verizon will be imposing a higher early termination fee—up to $350—on contracts for "advanced" devices. That means smartphones. More » -
money
Personal Finance Roundup
This retirement-plan building block is cracked [MarketWatch] "The rule of thumb is that you'll need to replace 70% of your pre-retirement income on average once you retire, but evidence continues to mount that this assumption by many professionals and retirement savers is way off base."
How to Buy a New Furnace and Air Conditioner [Free Money Finance] "If you're looking for some tried-and-true tips for saving money on a new furnace or air conditioner unit, this post is for you."
5 Ways to Cut Down on Gas Costs [Smart Money] "Gas prices are rising again. Here are five ways to save on gas."
5 things never to say to your insurers [CNN Money] "Some words are red flags to insurers and using them could mean that your claim might be delayed or even denied."
How to give even when you're broke [Smart Spending] "Your time might be more valuable than your money."— FREE MONEY FINANCE (Photo: EricGjerde)
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overlimit fees
Update: Capital One: Waive Your Rights, Get $10 Off Your Next Overlimit Fee!
Here's the straight scoop on what's up with the story in that "Capital One: Waive Your Rights, Get $10 Off Your Next Overlimit Fee!" post. More » -
saving money
Take More Notes, Save Money
Yesterday I grabbed a notebook app for my smartphone and spent a couple of hours organizing the various content folders—ideas for Consumerist, gift lists for Christmas, things to look up later on a computer—so that I could capture information more efficiently. Wait, why s ths n Cnsmrst? Because The Simple Dollar argues that by keeping a notebook and using it all the time (Lifehacker calls it "ubiquitous capture"), you can end up saving money. More » -
mortgages
When To Buy A Home And How To Avoid Screwing It Up
Are you hitting that stage in life where you're thinking of becoming a homeowner? Morningstar has published two home buying articles that together offer some good, concise advice to the prospective buyer, especially if you're a first-timer. More » -
goldman sachs
Goldman Secretly Bet On Housing Crash
A 5-month investigation by McClatchy Newspapers has found that Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash, went out and pimped the dickens out of assets it knew were junk, and may have broken securities laws in doing so. McClatchy found that Goldman... More » -
spooky lending
Giant Lender CIT Goes Bankrupt And 9 Banks Go Under
Ghosts were not only cruising sidewalks looking for candy this weekend, they had also infested some banking balance sheets. More » -
overlimit fees
Capital One: Waive Your Rights, Get $10 Off Your Next Overlimit Fee!
Everett says Capital One called him up and made him an offer. If he opted out of at least one of the consumer credit protections enacted by the CARD act, Capital One would drop the overlimit fees from $39 to $29! Woo! More » -
fees
Airlines Could Start Charging Extra For Credit Cards
Could extra fees for using a credit card to pay become the airline industry's hot new trend? More » -
hot infographics
Revealing The Hidden Cost Of PrePaid Debit Cards
With credit cards harder to come by and more annoying to use, the prepaid debit card market is projected to explode from $8.7 billion loaded on the cards to $119 billion in 2012, but a good chunk of that is going to be eaten up by hidden fees and gotchas. This sexy graphic visualization shows how. More » -
td bank
TD Bank And Chase Have No Idea Where Your $1,800 Is, And They Don't Care
Greg and Dmitry would really like to know where their $1,800 is. TD Bank doesn't seem to share their enthusiasm. Neither does Chase. More » -
bank of america
BoA EECB Gets $525 In Overdrafts Refunded
Bank of America charged Kelsey 15 overdraft fees totaling $525. Which was weird, because Kelsey had overdraft protection on the account. A BoA customer service rep would to refund $140 as a "courtesy" but that's not very courteous when you're still out $385. That's when Kelsey decided to whip out the ol' EECB and kick some ass: More »
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