Courtesy of Mint.com and Wallstats:
Take a look. There is a lot about the American Monetary System that most folks don’t understand!
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From over at WalletPop, an interesting graphic showing changes in the value of a few common items over the last decade.
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With Spring in full swing and Summer just around the corner, garage sales are popping up all over the place. If you haven’t had one before, you’ve driven by them. Generally on a weekend morning, if you are out and about early enough, you will see signs all over the place for yard sales, garage sales, boot sales, estate sales…
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Everyone has times when they have a need for money quickly. In my previous article, I wrote about the need for an emergency fund – a cushion of readily accessible money for you to fall back on in case of unexpected expenses. Not too long ago, I needed money quickly for some of these unwanted [...]
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I found this article over at www.aol.com and thought it fit perfectly with recent news and stories out and about in the finance world at the moment. So here, in its entirety, is the article from AOL.
By DANIEL SOLIN
Usually, by the time investors ask me for an opinion, it’s too late. Chances are they will [...]
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Many people know that there is a difference between a credit union and a bank, but not many people truly understand what the benefits are. Credit unions are owned by members rather than investors, meaning that there are distinct advantages for their clients.
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We’ve all done it. Seen that gadget in the window. The ice cream bar. The shirt or shoes we just had to have. Perhaps the latest movie or computer monitor at some price we just can’t pass up.
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Many of you may know that Benjamin Franklin is said to have coined the phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned.” He actually had quite a lot to say about compound interest. But, as it turns out, a few other founders of the United States of America had something to say on the subject of finance, too.
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