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Cadillac XLR Platinum 2009 Cadillac XLR PLTNM Convertible 5miles BIG SAVINGS

Cadillac XLR Platinum 2009 Cadillac XLR PLTNM Convertible 5miles BIG SAVINGS

US $79,871.00

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Lincoln Navigator US 2WD 4dr NEW 2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR LOADED 4X2 $14000 SAVINGS

Lincoln Navigator US 2WD 4dr NEW 2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR LOADED 4X2 $14000 SAVINGS

US $42,700.00

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Child Savings and Investment

Having children is not a cheap proposition these days, especially when you consider long term costs. The older your children become, the more they are going to end up costing in the long run. High education prices, for example, continue to soar making it nearly impossible for you to put your children through school. [...]

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How Do I Plan For Retirement

Every working man and woman is entitled to a retirement that is secure and comfortable. Saving and planning for retirement is not necessarily an easy process however because we are living longer and healthier lives in general, which means we need more money to survive retirement than ever before. If you want to learn how [...]

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Teach Your Teen About Saving Money

One of the biggest reasons why having a teenage child can be difficult is because teenagers tend to spend money easily and freely without any real regard for what goes into earning that money in the first place. Teenagers tend to spend a great deal of money on clothes, shoes, toys, video games, computer stuff, [...]

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What Are Safe Investments?

If you are trying to accumulate wealth, set aside money for the future or you would just like to have a few more streams of income coming in, investments are usually the first thing people turn to. However, the most common question that many people have is what are safe investments? This is a question [...]

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What happened to personal accountability?

The $700 billion bailout package has raised a lot of eyebrows on Main Street. After all, isn’t it Wall Street’s fault for making all these risky investments that went bad? If so, why on earth would the government want to use taxpayer money to bail them…

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Make Saving a Habit: Like Washing Your Hands After #2…

Why do people habitually do certain things? I stumbled upon a great article on consumer habits (or lack thereof when it comes to saving and financial planning) that I wanted to share with my readers. The simple reality is that we need to not only mak…

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Get Paid to Save (And Have Fun While You Are At It?)!!

I know it sounds too good to be true, but this is the real deal and I would encourage you all to take a look. The “Pay Yourself First Challenge” is a savings contest sponsored by FNBO Direct (yes, that’s a bank) that gives you the opportunity to earn …

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SmartyPig: Gift Card Redeemed

Last week, I finally got around to starting up my SmartyPig account again. You may recall that I had trouble when I tried in the past. However, the questions their verification partner asked me about my financial accounts did not match what I knew to be true of my financial accounts. SmartyPig promptly mailed the documents necessary for me to be manually verified and once I got around to filling it out, set me up right away. I’d have to give them an A+ for customer service, but then I might not be the typical customer [...]

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Save More, People! Why is the US savings rate so low?

Just the other day, the government quietly reported (only because the media didn’t really give it any play - maybe it has something to do with their retailer advertisers) that the savings rate in the United States hit a new ALL TIME LOW! American’s ar…

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Why Lending Club is better than a savings account

When you get your paycheck, why should you invest it at all? Why not just leave it in your savings account?
The major problem is interest rates. Normal banks give horrible interest rates in the neighborhood of well under .5%. With inflation at over 3% annually, your savings account is actually losing you 2.5% of [...]

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Saving Your Financial Future

It probably should not be a surprise that in a country with a federal deficit nearing 9 trillion dollars, the savings rate of the average citizen is also less than zero. While there are many reasons as to why the savings rate is so low, the result is that far too many people are not [...]

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Lending Club’s Advantages Over CDs

One of the first places people look when they want a better rate of return on their savings is to their nearest bank. The product of choice for these people tends to be a certificate of deposit (CD).
If you’re in this situation, the first thing to say to you is “Congratulations!” because you’re taking [...]

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