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5 Great Deals at the Dollar Store
With prices rising on just about everything these days, finding bargains is more important than ever. Maybe that explains the popularity of dollar stores: store where everything costs a buck or less. But not every dollar item is a deal. Here are the five best…
Insurance For College Students
College takes some getting used to. There’s a lot to know and a lot to learn, but one thing often left unstudied is how to insure your student while they’re away. But insuring your college student properly doesn’t have to be hard and could even save you some money.
Lowering Your Property Taxes
Lowing your property taxes is as simple as understanding how they work. Since property values are estimated by a computer, your assessed value could be wrong, and you could be entitled to a smaller tax bill. How do you go about getting it?
Keeping Produce Longer
You’ve just come home from the grocery store where you carefully handpicked the freshest fruits and veggies you could find. Now that you’ve got the good-for-you green goods you want… how do you keep them fresh for as long as possible?
Big Bargains on Lease Returns
Thanks to the faltering economy and high gas prices, banks and auto makers have lost billions because gas-guzzling SUVs, trucks and luxury cars aren’t selling for even close to their residual values. But their problem is your opportunity.
True Cost of Home Improvement
When it comes to home improvement, some people are so handy, they’d never think of hiring of a pro. Others are all thumbs, so they always call for help. The rest of us fall somewhere in between. But how do you decide when a contractor is the way to go?
Fun: “What Makes Us Tick”
With all the turmoil in the market, how about a fun blast from the past?
Eco-Saving Myths Busted
Everywhere you look these days, there’s a “green” message from someone about something. It’s good stuff, but it also means there’s a lot of misinformation circulating out there. So let’s separate the fact from fiction…
Avoiding Overdraft Fees
It’s hard to live without a checking account. But it’s also hard to live with the fees you can rack up if you overdraw it.
Crash ’08: Should You Be Scared?
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you might’ve seen something about the economy… but in case you’ve been living in a cave, things are bad. Are we on the verge of another depression? Should you be scared by what you see happening in the stock market?
The Three Best Credit Cards
With billions of credit card come-ons bombarding Americans every year, it’s practically impossible to know that you’re getting the best deal possible on your credit card. But whether you’re looking for the lowest rate, most cash back or other perks, there’s something for everyone.
Finding The Illusive 8% Savings Rate
Viewer question: Stacy, I enjoy your tips, sometimes, but—really where have you been getting the 8% you are always mentioning where to stash the savings from manicure & dinner out?????
8 Top Tips From A Money Saving Mom
If you think you know how to save money, think again… When the Rachel Ray show was looking for the thriftiest mom in America, they found Margie Read.
Who Insures The FDIC?
Stacy, You keep educating people on how to check to see if their banks are FDIC-insured but make no mention of how little money and assets the FDIC actually has… They have less than 2% in assets to cover the accounts they are supposedly insuring. 2%. That’s insane. The FDIC isn’t insurance at all. It’s … Continued
6 Ways to Build Credit in College
The average college student now graduates with more than $2,000 in debt. Obviously, keeping a clean credit history and a high credit score isn’t part of the regular curriculum.
3 Bailout Costs No One Is Talking About
The bailout of our banking system, considered a short-term solution by many experts, could end up costing you big in the long-term.
Is Your Brokerage Safe?
With all the talk of banks going under, what about your stock brokerage? If it fails, is your money insured?
Stacy Comments on the Crisis
I wanted to take this opportunity to say a few words about the situation we’re in, how we got here, what’s likely to happen in the days ahead and what you should be doing to protect your family’s finances.
Is Your Bank Safe?
The FDIC just released a list of more than a hundred troubled banks. Is yours one of them? More importantly… should you care?
Defending Against Debt Collectors
Americans now carry more than 2-trillion dollars in debt, and as that figure grows, so does the debt collection industry’s revenues. But just because you owe money, doesn’t mean debt collectors can treat you like a doormat.
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