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Twitter Poll: Do You Work in the Same Field as Your Degree?

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While I haven’t decided whether I’m making a habit of this, earlier today I asked Twitter users whether their current job is related to the field in which they earned a bachelor’s degree. The unique thing about Twitter is that responses are limited to 140 letters and spaces, so it’s a challenge to condense a ... Continue reading this article…

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Twitter Poll: How Much Do You Have in Your Emergency Fund?

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Earlier today, I asked via Twitter how much everyone has in their emergency fund in relation to their monthly expenses. Here are some of the responses. (I assumed if the message wasn’t sent privately and if the twitter account wasn’t protected that I could re-post the source of the responses.) nodebtplan: 3 months of expenses ... Continue reading this article…

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What’s Your Neighborhood’s Walk Score?

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If you’re moving into a new neighborhood, it’s usually easy to drive around (or walk around if the new neighborhood is a city) to find amenities and stores within walking distance. If you agree that walking is a necessary exercise, the ability to walk to destinations should be a large factor when deciding where to ... Continue reading this article…

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Personal Finance Bloggers’ Ego Ratios

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Which personal finance bloggers have the biggest ego? The Ego Ratio is a measurement of “Followers” to “Following” on Twitter. Here are a few Ego Ratios as of June 5, 2008 or so. The larger the number, the bigger the ego. With 1.00 being a neutral ego, most personal finance bloggers fall above this mark. ... Continue reading this article…

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The $155 That Almost Wasn’t

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It was only back in April that Flexo wrote about MissingMoney.com. I had heard about it once before through a friend on Twitter who said he’d had some success and so I figured, “What have I got to lose?” They don’t charge anything, it’s just a convenient way to get at some abandoned money that ... Continue reading this article…

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