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10 Best Money Saving iPhone Apps
If you’ve got an iPhone, here are the 10 best apps to help you find deals, track expenses, and save money.
10 Things People Buy They Should Get Free
Life’s tough enough without paying for things you could be getting free. Here are some examples – see if you can add to our list.
What Regulatory Reform Means to You
Billed as the most sweeping reform since the 1930s, the financial reform bill is close to becoming law. Will it actually reform anything? Here are the main provisions – you be the judge.
Uncle Sam: Let’s Get Smarter About Money
The new financial reform bill contains a little-known provision establishing an office of financial literacy. Here’s what it might do for you.
New Rule: Advisers Must Give Honest Advice
Believe it or not, the people you pay to advise you at Wall Street investment houses aren’t required to act in your best interests. Soon they will be.
Bought a New iPhone? Don’t Lose It
Replacing some things is expensive. Replacing others is complicated. Replacing an iPhone is both.
Formal Wear: Rent or Own?
When it comes to formal attire, men are the ones who are more likely to rent than own, while women are the opposite. I think both sexes have it wrong.
Not Your Facebook Friend: Your Insurance Company
One more reason to be careful what you say online: One day soon your insurance company may be watching, reading… and canceling your coverage.
New Penalty for Homeowners Who Walk Away
Losing your home to foreclosure is one thing, but walking away just because it’s financially convenient could keep you out of an FHA-backed mortgage for seven years.
Financial Reform Explained: What The Heck Are Derivatives?
When you hear about financial reform, you often hear about reforming rules for trading derivatives. Here’s what it means and why you should care.
Car Dealers Escaping Oversight?
It looks like the nation’s 18,000 car dealers will successfully accelerate away from any plan to oversee them via a new consumer regulatory agency.
New Rules Could Increase Bank Fees
Banks are already preparing new fees on basic banking services as they try to replace revenue lost to financial regulatory reform.
Bank of America: Free Checking May Become Fee Checking
The nation’s largest bank, Bank of America, is exploring ways to leave free checking behind.
If the Oil Spill Ruined Your Wedding, Would Wedding Insurance Help?
Wedding cancellations because of the Gulf oil spill highlight both the strengths and weaknesses of wedding insurance. Is it worth buying?
Money Advice for Recent Grads
The transition from student to responsible adult isn’t always an easy one. Here’s some advice to consider as you start down the path.
Congress Takes a Swipe at Swipe Fees
If you have a debit card, the cost for using it is likely to drop – for your local merchant. Whether you’ll see the savings or not, only time will tell.
COBRA Subsidy is Gone: Now What?
People who lose their jobs today don’t get a government-sponsored 65% subsidy for their COBRA health insurance payments.
Bright Idea: Better Light Bulb Labeling Ahead
Starting in 2011, light bulbs will be labeled with brightness and cost to operate, making it easier to comparison shop.
Money and Marriage: Like a Horse and Carriage
Only drug addiction and extramarital affairs play a more active role in divorce than disagreements over money, so it makes sense to talk about finances before your marriage.
Tired of Being Robbed by Your Bank?
If the savings rates you’re receiving at your bank are too low, maybe it’s time to shop for better rates.
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