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Student Loans Consolidated, Finally

by Flexo

I initiated the process to consolidate (again) my student loans in June, anticipating the completion of my Master’s degree in August. After a long delay, my outstanding loans have finally been refinanced as of October 10 at a fixed rate of 4.25 percent. Now comes the fun part: finding money to pay it off, and doing ... Continue reading this article…

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Revisiting The Housing Bubble, Part 2

by Flexo

Part 1 on this short series about the housing bubble is here, driven by several articles from Fortune Magazine. Lately I’ve been splitting some of my longer posts into several parts — it’s better for digestion (metaphorically or otherwise). Today, about a third of new mortgages are nonstandard, fuzzy-math loans that have allowed many Americans ... Continue reading this article…

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Start Saving More

by Flexo

Want some quick ideas for saving money? Bankrate (via Yahoo) gives us 15 ways to squeeze your budget. Most of these I already do, while some could use a little more work. Here is one that could afford more attention from me: Create a budget and track your spending. I track my spending but I ... Continue reading this article…

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