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yahoo! finance: how one family shed $106,000 in debt

Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by janelle.

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Check out this inspirational story about how one family was able to get out of $106,000 in debt in this installment of yahoo! finance’s Financially Fit series..

…we are just released into the big, wild, real world. We have a bunch of book knowledge, some new friends, one (maybe 2) nice suits and that’s about it. It’d be nice if our diplomas came with a list of things to do after graduation. Well, I stumbled upon such a list over at the [...]

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financial checkup

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by dara.

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Being young is the best time to start saving for retirement and preparing financially for tomorrow. Repeat, being young is the best time to start saving for retirement and preparing financially for tomorrow. That means right now boys and girls. Preparing yourself right now will definitely have you on track for financial stability tomorrow. We [...]

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the difference

Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by dara.

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Jean Chatzky, a financial advisor, who often makes appearances on NBC and the likes will be on Oprah today to discuss her new book, The Difference. Jean has years of experience and is one of my personal favorites when it comes to money advice, she’s feminine yet intelligent, and I love that about her.
Of course, [...]

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balance it

Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by dara.

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Now a days when you go to the grocery store, or any store for that matter, all you hear is, “credit or debit?” I remember a time when writing a check wasn’t considered an ancient practice but a normal and relatively “cool” concept. I remember receiving my first checkbook and pouting because my starting check [...]

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a look at ‘on my own two feet’

Posted on 02. Mar, 2009 by janelle.

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If you like to read or you’re looking for a resource to help you with your personal finances, you may want to check out On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance. Authors Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar say their book “will teach you how to balance your desire to live [...]

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interest free!!!!

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by budgetfab.

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I just graduated from college in May and I am used to living in apartments that are already furnished. You can imagine my dismay when I came to the realization that I had to purchase my own bedroom furniture for the apartment I now live in. Excuse me? I don’t get it.
After shopping around online I found [...]