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Sometimes, it’s difficult to get a sense of what people in other countries have to deal with. Luckily, the guest post today addresses this, even in a very small scale.
A massive stimulus plan, reduced consumer spending, increased unemployment – we aren’t just talking about the United States here. The effects of the American financial [...]

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The announcements of economic indicators like the Consumer Confidence Index and Personal Income were blamed for market ups and downs in the past week. Economists at large institutional investment firms such as hedge funds keenly watch these indicators and act upon them. Indicators are very important data to them because they act as guideposts in [...]

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I’m happy to announce that there is now a better way to subscribe via the new email newsletter. This new service is more reliable and it will allow me to send you special reports and exclusive offers on top of the blog posts that you enjoy everyday (remember the frugal book I was telling [...]

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This is the 200th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance and all I can say is “Wow”. It’s truly amazing that week after week, so many of you are able to spend some time to write quality articles in the personal finance space to help people achieve financial independence. Take some time [...]

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California is a beautiful place to live in since there’s no shortage of pacific ocean views down here. The gorgeous surroundings and year round perfect weather have attracted many who want to buy a house here. During the last decade, this went to the extreme as home prices went through the roof..
I frequent [...]

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This is a guest post from Manshu, author of OneMint.com who started writing articles when he was majoring in finance.
With the economy reeling under a recession, the word that you read quite frequently is stimulus. But what is it? First, let’s explore a few terminologies: recession, GDP, consumption among others.
A recession is characterized by [...]

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We keep hearing news from people losing their homes to banks needing more capital. One thing I keep hearing over and over again is “It’s so amazing that these mega corporations (banks) can get into so much trouble” but seldom does anyone ever explain why this whole mess happened.
Yesterday, I found these clips trying [...]

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I was reading an article by Fortune magazine about the TARP funds and one fact caught my eye.  Did you know that the TARP application is only 2 pages?  I mean, is it 2 separate pages with fields on the front and page of each page?  Then I found the official TARP form, and all [...]

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In a somewhat surprising move, half of the employees at the facility where my wife works at is being laid off. My wife’s job is still safe, but it definitely doesn’t bold well for confidence and moral.
There were rumors circulating ever since the merge with another company began a few months ago. People [...]

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This is a guest post from Neal Frankle, CFP®.  Like many, he was affected by the financial crisis but unlike most who did nothing, he managed to turn it into a positive experience.
It’s easy to be scared to death these days. You may have lost 40% (or more) of your investment capital. To put the [...]

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These days, our government is working around the clock to come up with plans to both save our economy as well as calm the general public about the so called “financial crisis”. While it makes us wonder what the government usually does when there is no crisis, the more important question is whether they [...]

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Welcome to the 179th edition of Carnival of Personal Finance. This week, I want to remind everyone to smile because there’s never enough happiness in the world!
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Photo By Richard M.
Reading these articles just brings a huge smile to my face! Great positive advices are what we should all be writing about!
Chief Family [...]

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Today is my last day grinding the 9-5!  This means that starting next month, posts will be written on a full time basis.  It’s a strange feeling to transition away from something that’s occupied so much of my time since I got out of school but I’m excited to step into the full time blogging [...]

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Everyone is trying to tell us that the economy will be better in the long run these days. While listening to President Bush’s reassurance did not help at all, a similar message from Warren Buffet made a big difference. All it really took was a quote from him that said “I am buying [...]

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