Most of us use savings accounts. They may not be the centerpiece of our personal finance strategy, but they are an element of how we handle our money. Many of us are currently relying on checking accounts that offer us little more than …
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Hi Everyone, Here are some Blog Carnivals that we participated in over the last week. Enjoy! – Carnival of Taxes #55 (The Tax Firewoks Edition) was.
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And I’m not really a big fan of insurance companies, either. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of insurance on a conceptual level. It’s necessary stuff. The companies themselves, however, seem dedicated to the proposition that they should …
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At times like these, when the news is filled monetary doom in certain sectors of the government or financial market, I smile knowing that in the Lampsen home, we’re “doing well.” Still, the unexpected cash never hurts and certainly …
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If your the kind of person who really needs a lot of third party validation, just gripe about how evil the credit card companies are. Everyone will agree with.
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Hi Everyone, Here are some Blog Carnivals that we participated in over the last week. Enjoy! – Carnival of Debt Reduction (Waffle Iron Day Edition)
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It’s amazing how history repeats itself, isn’t it? You can draw a pretty straight line through the gutter to connect Sarah Howe, WF Miller, Bernie Madoff and a slew of people who who plied their dastardly trade during the intervening …
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There are scholarships reserved exclusively for those with certain surnames. Every interest group from the NRA to Tall Club International is interested in funding the higher education of its members and their children.
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So, the cash for clunkers law would either make things worse or have very little real impact whatsoever. A loser either way.
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Like the song says, little things mean a lot. When we make the decision to reduce and/or eliminate our debt loads, our initial instinct is to go whole.
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