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Why do I need health insurance?
The National Coalition on Health Care has reported 46 million Americans do not have any kind of health insurance. Being a part of that statistic is dangerous for your health and your wallet. A visit in the ER room can be more than $1200.
When you get a health insurance policy you’re [...]

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Find a Bank That Works For You

June 23, 2009 Banking

If you’re looking for options on your bank accounts, I want to point out that we keep our joint checking account with ING Direct and we really enjoy it. 
They don’t have the highest rates, but their customer service has been great for us, so we’re staying with them for now. 
 
Here what I personally like about [...]

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WalletWhiz Review and Contest

June 22, 2009 Budget

I contacted the people at WalletWhiz and they were kind enough to give me a code to review their app. They were also generous enough to give me a code for one of my readers!

If you haven’t seen it, WalletWhiz is a budgeting tool for recording your spending habits against a budget.
What I think is a [...]

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Weekly Round-Up: Five Cent Nickel

June 21, 2009 Blog Round Ups

I’ve been writing weekly posts at Five Cent Nickel for the past couple of months. So far, I’m really enjoying it as it’s given me an opportunity to write for another audience, learn from Nickel and Matt’s writing styl e,and introduced me to some wonderful people.
My main focus is still Green Panda Treehouse and I’m [...]

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My IRA’s Asset Allocation (June 09 Update)

June 18, 2009 Investing

Since I spoke a bit about my Roth IRA, I want to share my asset allocation to give you an idea of how the money is distributed. 
What is asset allocation? 
Asset allocation is your plan for your investment contributions. Are you going to put it in stocks, mutual funds, bonds, ETFs, etc? 
Whatever choice you make, there [...]

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Financial Guru Review: Suze Orman

June 17, 2009 Financial Gurus

This week’s Financial Guru Review is about Suze Orman. Suze is the author of best selling books such as Women and Money, The Road to Wealth, and Young, Fabulous and Broke.
Suze is a very popular personal finance guru. She’s appeared many times on Oprah as a financial advisor and she has a show on CNBC. [...]

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Is Debt Counseling For You?

June 16, 2009 Debt Reduction

This is a guest post from Jason Holmes is one of the financial writers associated with the Debt Consolidation Care Community.
How can debt counselors help?
Debt counselors are playing a vital role during the credit crunch. They are helping debtors to get out of debt and manage their finances better. If you are facing difficulty in [...]

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Lowering Your Student Loan Payments

June 15, 2009 College Life

If your federal student loan payments are becoming difficult to make, there are some payment plans and options you may want to consider. Comparing student loan options can reduce stress and lower your student loan payments.
This May, the Committee of Education and Labor explained some new changes:
Beginning July 1, for the first time, students and [...]

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