Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category

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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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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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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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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 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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The Real Price of Higher Education

Is it possible that too much education is a bad thing? It might seem that way. These days there has been an increased premium on the amount of education a person has. What was once a job that could be had with a high school diploma is now a job that can be had with [...]

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Some Home Prices are Still Falling

Even though there are some encouraging signs in the economy, there are still problems. One of the main areas at issue is the housing market, since it’s still struggling and having trouble recovering from the bursting of the bubble. A definite problem area in the housing market is vacation homes. The prices of these are [...]

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T-Mobile USA Bought by AT&T

If you’re a T-Mobile USA customer, or you’ve invested in the company in any way, it may interest you to know that they have just been bought out by AT&T. Thirty-nine billion dollars was the pricetag, and that means one less carrier option for US residents who want mobile phone service. Of course, things aren’t [...]

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Housing Prices: Is There a Double Dip in the Future?

Just when you thought that it might be safe to go back into the housing market, there’s talk of falling prices yet again. There’s no guarantee whether it will happen, but analysts from Yale are saying that prices could fall another 20 to 25% before leveling off again. They base their assumptions on various factors, [...]

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