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Suze Orman’s Money Smarts Quiz for Graduates

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I’m not exactly a Suze Orman fan. I find her unnecessarily rude to callers on her television show, and I don’t always agree with her advice. However, she has something worth mentioning every so often. For example, last year, I live-blogged her Young, Fabulous, and Broke special on PBS. On Yahoo Finance, Suze has created ... Continue reading this article…

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Wall Street Journal Online Free

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The entire Wall Street Journal Online will completely free for ten days. They plan to publish several special features to coincide with the website’s tenth anniversary. You can also get free print newspapers and meet some names known to personal finance bloggers: The Wall Street Journal Online will go live from Times Square in New ... Continue reading this article…

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Gas Prices in Your Area

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A number of people have emailed me (yes, it’s true!) to point this out so I thought I would share. It has been mentioned in other places, but I thought I’d share as well. MSN Autos offers a tool that allows you to plug in your ZIP code, press a button, and see a map ... Continue reading this article…

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You Know, The Federal Reserve… For Kids

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While we’re all anticipating an increase in the Federal Reserve’s short-term interest rate, the Fed has been busy creating a website for kids. The aptly named Federal Reserve Kids Page contains an eagle with large talons and mildly interesting trivia aimed at middle schoolers and those needing a refresher course on the twelve Federal Reserve ... Continue reading this article…

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Deciding to Go Back to School

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Once in a while, we talk about the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree here (see Is the MBA Worthwhile? and Good Time to Be an MBA). Free Money Finance had a discussion this week about going back to school as well. How do you know if going back to school is the right thing ... Continue reading this article…

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Carnival of Personal Finance #8

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Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance (basic introduction, schedule) and welcome to Consumerism Commentary (about, best of) to any new readers! This is the eighth installment of the Carnival. In this issue: Designer Pets. Free Money Finance discovers the latest craze for dog owners, crossing poodles with other breeds, giving us wonderful breednames ... Continue reading this article…

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Wednesday Reading

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Forbes takes a look at what the good life costs, with the “good life” being a nice house, good education for the kids, and a summer home. In the Northeast, my region of the country, it will cost at least $215,000 a year (after taxes and savings). That’s enough to make most families give up ... Continue reading this article…

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Stress Management

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Workers in the United States put in more hours on the job per year than those in other countries, according to the International Labour Organization, an agency of the UN. The survey finds that there is a higher level of worker stress in the U.S. With baby-boomers getting set to retire, a large portion of ... Continue reading this article…

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