When Is The IRA Contribution And Recharacterization Deadline?

March 31, 2011
When Is IRA Contribution And Recharacterization Deadline

For a lot of folks contributing to an IRA or recharacterizing their contributions is something they continually put off. Once the new year comes they think it’s too late to contribute, but it’s not.

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Government Considers New Rebates For Electric Vehicles: Cash For Clunkers Part Two?

March 30, 2011
New Rebates For Electric Vehicles

Ready for another cash for clunkers program? The Obama administration and their friends on Capitol Hill are floating around a proposal to change the $7500 tax credit for green vehicles.

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Are You Sacrificing Your Retirement?

March 28, 2011
Are You Sacrificing Your Retirement?

Many of us don’t realize that we’re sacrificing retirement. Indeed, we are often unaware that some of the choices we make now can have far-reaching consequences that can put retirement at risk.

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Vote For Me In The Free Money Finance March Madness Elite Eight

March 25, 2011
Vote For Broke

For a few weeks now I’ve been asking folks to vote for me in the Free Money Finance March Madness competition. Basically it’s a March Madness tournament for personal finance writers. I’ve mainly been asking for votes through Twitter and Facebook, but today things change cause I need your help. Thanks to your votes I’ve [...]

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How To Financially Prepare For A Disaster

March 23, 2011
How To Financially Prepare For A Disaster

There is no way to be completely prepared for a disaster. However, you can do your best to prepare yourself financially for an emergency that could cause you problems.

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Congress Considering Scrapping Mortgage Aid Programs Due To Ineffectiveness

March 16, 2011
Mortgage Aid Programs To End?

The Obama administration’s home modification and refinance programs have come under fire due to the fact that they’ve been largely ineffective, helping few.

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Five Myths Regarding Renter’s Insurance

March 15, 2011
Myths About Renter’s Insurance

When it comes to renter’s insurance we often balk at buying it because we are unaware of the risks, and buy into myths surrounding it.

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How To Find The Cheapest Gas In Your Area

March 14, 2011
How To Find The Cheap Gas

Gas prices are on the rise, so it pays to know how to find the cheapest gas in your area, and how to conserve your gas once you’ve purchased.

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Zions Bank Review: High Yield Savings, Checking, Money Market Accounts

March 11, 2011

Zions Bank has been open since 1873. They are currently offering one of the best interest rates around, along with having good mobile banking options.

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Do You Know What’s Important? Spending And Priorities

March 7, 2011
Spending And Priorities

One of the most challenging aspects of personal finance is identifying what is important — and then keeping your spending in line with what you value. Because personal finances are, well, personal, each person has their own ideas of what is most important. They key is to decide what is important to you and then [...]

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2011 Free Tax Filing Options Available For Some

March 2, 2011
2011 Free Tax Filing Options

If you meet certain restrictions, there are a wide variety of options to file your taxes for free in 2011. Here are some of the best.

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Discover Bank Review: High Yield Savings Account

March 1, 2011
Discover Bank Review

Discover Bank has some of the highest interest rates in the country and all of their accounts are FDIC insured. Here’s more about Discover Bank and why you might want to consider opening an account.

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