What is Wrong With Chasing Bank Rates

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It took me forever to join ING Direct. Sure the interest rates were great at the time (definitely not now) but I simply had a customer loyalty towards  my local

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What Does it Take to Get to a Million Dollars?

I had a very depressing/interesting discussion with the father in law this weekend.  I am a huge fan of my father in law, he is/was a great father, a successful business man and an overall great dude.

Despite being, what I always considered staunch republican, we got into a great discussion about universal health care, the

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Why is Layaway Becoming More Popular?

Apparently CNBC is finding that more and more people are using layaway, and I just don’t get it! I have no recollection of using layaway, but then again I am only 27, and part of the generation where everyone had a credit card!  The Simpsons even had an episode where Santa’s Little Helper received a

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IRS Increases the Amount you can Save in a Qualified Account for 2009

I was on the IRS’ website today for a different research project (something associated with 403(b)s and the final reguations which become effective Jan 1, 2009 – if there is any interest in this info let me know and I”ll do a post) and I came along some great useful information for almost everyone.

The amount

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