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Investing 101: Don’t Put Your Eggs in One Basket
This is the fourth article in a six-part series on investing for beginners, , Investing 101. One of the most serious risks in investing"particularly for new investors"is that because we…
Investing 101: Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Returns
The second article in this Investing 101 series discussed one of the most important risks we face when we invest: being overcharged, either with 'loads' (sales commissions) or with annual…
Investing 101: Keeping Your Costs Low
So you are responsibly living below your means, you have conscientiously built up an emergency fund of cash for 3-6 months' living expenses, you have no 'bad' debt, and you've…
Investing 101: Living Below Your Means
This is the first of a six-part series on investing for beginners. It is designed to help you think carefully about how to build financial security, and to protect you…
WWYD: Free Item at Checkout
So here's the deal: the other day Rob and I were at a major discount store, which shall remain nameless. The harried lady scanning our items at the checkout lane…
New Year Resolution #2: Live Frugally Ever After
My second resolution is less about a particular action (like checking my credit reports) and more about a way of life. I spent much of my early 30s getting out…
New Year Resolution #1: Check Your Credit Reports Free
Happy new year, happy new queer! The daylight hours are now gradually getting longer, a new calendar will soon hang on your wall, and it's a perfect time to make…
Oh my god I’m so jealous: the global rich list
An executive one "rung" up from me at the company makes three times my annual salary. And a huge bonus. I saw the outside of his house a few months…
Are you on track? How do you stack up?
You've got big goals, and you're working hard to reach them. Yet there's that little voice inside your head that wonders "Are you on track"? The January 2007 isse of…
The best credit card rewards programs
I don't know about you, but I spend a boatload on credit cards each year. Between travel for work and regular old personal purchases, it adds up. And I have…