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10 Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund for Fun

by Flexo

Most people will be receiving a tax refund this year, and many people I know have received theirs already. There are two reasons people would receive a tax refund: either they’re not minimizing their withholding throughout the year and missing out on interest or investment returns they could earn, or they deliberately overpay for the ... Continue reading this article…

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Weekly Blog Roundup, Coin Collecting Edition

by Flexo

I went to my first show for coin collectors today. I’ve been getting into this new hobby over the past several months. It’s a hobby for fun, not necessarily investment. While I’ve been reading up on the activity in the past week, I also came across unrelated posts I enjoyed from the blogs in the ... Continue reading this article…

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Collecting Commemorative Coins for Investment Purposes

by Flexo

I like collecting coins, but I’m not an avid hobbyist. Every year, if I am not given a gift of the standard Proof and Silver Proof sets of coins from the U.S. Mint, I’ll buy them for myself. It’s not an investment so much as a small hobby. Last month, Mighty Bargain Hunter pointed out ... Continue reading this article…

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Best Posts of the Week

by Flexo

Here’s a quick round-up of some of the posts that caught my attention over the past week, from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity describes the difference between loan deferment and forebearance. AllFinancialMatters warns us of foreclosure scams. FreeMoneyFinance points out five 401(k) mistakes to avoid. Mighty Bargain Hunter says coin collecting is ... Continue reading this article…

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What People are Saying About Kiyosaki and Trump’s New Book

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I’m collecting reviews of the new book by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump, Why We Want You to be Rich, on GuruWatch. Take a look at what people are saying before deciding to purchase (or spend the time reading or listening to) the book. If you’ve come across any other online reviews, feel free to ... Continue reading this article…

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Online Savings Accounts in the New York Times

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The New York Times catches on to what bloggers have been talking about for years: online savings accounts earn more interest and are overall much better than the paltry traditional savings account. ING Direct led the newest initiatives in the United States in 2000, when it introduced the Orange account, and until recently it had ... Continue reading this article…

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Five Signs You Have Too Much Money

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Here’s some fun commentary from Jeanne Sahadi, who shares tell-tale signs that you have too much money: So you buy four homes, a plane to fly between them, and four sets of the same clothes so you never have to pack. If you’ve got the means, it seems … weirdly practical. Collecting exotic cars? Besides ... Continue reading this article…

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Don’t Donate to Katrina Victims

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You can file this in the “I never looked at it from that point of view” file. Charities are for suckers. The article argues it’s supposed to be the government’s job to support those less fortunate, as that is one of the purposes of collecting taxes, and shouldn’t be up to the collection of private ... Continue reading this article…

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