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Monthly Archive for March, 2009

Following is an article by trainer, speaker, and author Charles M. Marcus Sometimes I think we may feel that we have to do the big things in life to stand out from the crowd, to make a difference, but in my experience I have found that it is the little things that we do on a [...]

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Tune into one of the greatest conversations I have heard in a long time. NPR’s To The Point with Warren Olney. Experts in credit card advocacy are being interviewed and saying what I have been saying for years about credit cards, and how the banks learned how to turn the mortagages into a lucrative and [...]

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Pump Up Your Interest Rate

From the February 2009 Issue of Money Magazine (Page 26) Little-known fact: To win certain customers, banks will occasionally offer better rates than their published deals. See what they’ll do for you at new site www.moneyaisle.com. How it works- Choose between CDs and savings accounts, and punch in your state and deposit amount. Then watch [...]

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How Much Have You Saved?

According to the 2008 Retirement Confidence Survey, conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, nearly 30% of people aged 45 and older have saved less than $10,000 toward their retirement goals. That means that it has never been more important to begin saving for tomorrow. There is a reason your parents may have tried to [...]

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The Lowdown on Loans

Here are a couple of websites from the February issue of Success Magazine. www.virginmoneyus.com facilitates loans among family and friends who negociate their own terms. (Be careful borrowing or lending money among friends and family. Proceed with caution.) www.lendingclub.com offers loans to people with FICO credit scores of 640 or higher and tries to connect [...]

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Suze Orman Interview

Here is a link to yet another great interview with Suzy Orman. This interview was by Tom Ashbrook from NPR’s On Point on February 13. Click here to listen to this 22-minute interview.

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You Can Make A Difference!

From the website www.simpletruths.com Millions of people each year want to know how to make a difference … in their lives and the lives of others. Simple Truths suggest taking it one-week at a time with 52 uncomplicated, practical things you can do to make a difference with your life and in your community. If [...]

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