Debit or credit? At a distance, there’s virtually no way to distinguish the small plastic cards with Visa or MasterCard logos. Both allow you to pay for goods and services instantaneously by transferring cash behind the scenes. But anybody … [Read more...]
The 5 Best Strategies for Taking Control of Your Career
September 28, 2010 by
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from The New Job Security, Revised: The 5 Best Strategies for Taking Control of Your Career by Pam Lassiter, a career management consultant with over 30 years of experience. Ms. Lassiter's advice is on the … [Read more...]
Unemployed? At Least Your Job Search is Tax-Deductible
September 27, 2010 by
Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the recession ended in June 2009. According to the announcement, the economic downturn reached a plateau that month and hasn’t decreased since then. In other words, we are now on … [Read more...]
Cheap Halloween Costumes
September 27, 2010 by
Giddy to get your ghoul on this Halloween? It doesn't take blood money to get a head-turning cheap Halloween costume. A creative and inexpensive costume idea won't just save you money; it might even win you a chunk of that costume contest … [Read more...]
Lending Club Loans: Get a Loan, Get $150 Back
September 25, 2010 by
As regular readers know, I’m a frequent advocate of Lending Club and social lending. Between now and October 1st, if you apply for a Lending Club loan and get it approved and funded, you can receive a $150 rebate. I should point out that yes, … [Read more...]
Monthly Budget Tools: A Big List of Software, Spreadsheets, and More
September 24, 2010 by
Editor's Note: We originally published this popular list of the best paid and free monthly budgeting tools in March of 2008. A lot has changed since then---a couple of the featured budget tools are no longer available. So here's an updated---and … [Read more...]
Foreign Investing 101: What You Should Know Before Investing Your Dollars Abroad
September 23, 2010 by
Emerging markets have been the hot investment areas over the past few years. Investors have rushed to invest in the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China). These countries have seen double digit growth rates as their economies have burst onto … [Read more...]
Wedding Taxes: Four Must-Know Tax Facts For Planning Your Big Day
September 21, 2010 by
With a booming wedding industry, I sometimes wonder how it’s even possible that our country is in a recession at all. Now that the average cost of a wedding hovers around $29,000, you’d think that the spending induced by weddings could … [Read more...]
Would You Feel Guilty About a Wasted $3?
September 16, 2010 by
How would you feel if you wasted $3? Guilty? Like a squanderer? Would you take measures to ensure it didn't happen again? Or could you care less? Let us know in a comment. Meanwhile, here's how I recently changed my mindset own thinking on this very … [Read more...]
