Archive for May, 2011

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The Downturn on Foreclosures

The foreclosure market, which was at an all time high in the last few years, is at an all time low right now. It’s not that people aren’t getting booted out of their homes, it’s that no one is buying these dead properties. As the real estate market slowly begins to turn itself around with [...]

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Gas Stations are Mad at Gas Prices

Americans are pretty hot under the collar these days, and it has to do with what they are paying at the pump. They watch TV, they are online and some even still read the newspaper, and what they are seeing and reading do not match up to what they are paying. While the oil prices [...]

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The Economy is Killing Las Vegas

There is no question that the economy has taken its toll on the country. There are people who are out of a job, and many more who are in their jobs but are working paycheck to paycheck. It’s a tough road to go but and there are many businesses that are being hurt by the [...]

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Saving In Weird Ways

If you are trying to find ways to cut back you might find that you are not being creative enough. Sure, it’s easy to just try and not spend money. You have to spend money, but getting creative about how you spend that money could save you a ton of money. First step will be [...]

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Saving Money for Unexpected Family Expenses: How & Why

Growing and raising a family is part of the American dream. Unfortunately, it’s also part of learning how to manage your money to make sure you can continue to care for them. You may think that health insurance will cover every aspect of your pregnancy, and in most cases it will, or at least a [...]

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The Boom of Local College

There used to be a sort of honor and dignity from going to a university. It was the campus life with the chance to do something that you parents had never done. These days, however, the prestige of a university has been largely replaced by the financial savvy of a commuter college. With the need [...]

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Starting To Save Just in Case

If you are finding yourself in a good financial situation you might not be thinking about the downside, or the worst case scenario. If you haven’t been paying attention to the world around you they you might not have seen just how bad it can get. For that reason you have to be thinking about [...]

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Getting Back to Budgeting

The budget is an idea that goes in and out of vogue in the minds of American’s depending on just how good things are. The more money that seems to be coming in the less Americans are looking toward a budget. It’s the idea that “I’m making enough” that allows such free spending without a [...]

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The Recession Proof Employers

These days there are plenty of college students in a mass panic as they enroll for their freshman year. While many had hoped the United States would be well out of the recession by now, there is a clear picture that the country may not get out for some time down the road. In this [...]

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The Move to HMO’s

The economy has put everyone in a funk. People who were normally used to spending free are now feeling their wallets tightening and it’s causing them to do things they had never thought of before. One of those things is cut back drastically on spending. It’s not a nice concept to imagine. People work hard [...]

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