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Save On Airfare? You Betcha!

Tweet Travelers are discovering that there is some very good news when it comes to flying in 2009:  airfares are dropping thanks to lower fuel costs and price slashing by

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Identity Theft Can Be Much More Than Just A Hassle!

Tweet Last month I read a story in the local newspaper where a nearby police department was warning residents of a scam targeting mailboxes. Apparently, thieves were driving through the

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Still Hanging On To Those Gift Cards?

Tweet Christmas was six weeks ago and you’ve likely eaten the last of the fudge, thrown out old egg nog and have removed every last vestige of the holiday. After

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Should You Stock Up On Groceries In Advance Of Inflation?

Tweet Budgeting is crucial during times like these. Though gasoline and food prices have retreated from last summer’s highs, there is something else that could threaten costs, possibly putting undue

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Winter Weather And Your Home Energy Budget

Tweet As the next round of cold weather pushes across the lower 48 states, homeowners are finding it very tempting to turn up the thermostat in order to keep their

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Uninsured Motorists Pose A Real Hazard

Tweet If you are involved in a car accident, auto insurance can protect one of your most prized assets while also ensuring that if medical bills are involved that related

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Housing Silver Lining: Retirement Homes Are Cheaper

Tweet Our new president, Barack Hussein Obama, has declared that our country needs hope, a change in the way that we do things. Given the wholesale slaughter that the housing

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Airline Miles? Get ‘Em Or Get Rid Of ‘Em!

Tweet For many years now, airlines have used frequent flyer miles as a way to gain your patronage. Business travelers love these types of rewards programs as they can take

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Save Water And Save Money

Tweet Utility bills are often that “great unknown” when it comes to managing the family budget, changing from month to month depending on how hot or cold it is outside,

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Cold Weather Increases Likelihood of Burst Pipes

Tweet The coldest weather in years is now descending upon most of the country bringing with it frigid temperatures and related problems not usually experienced by many homeowners including frozen

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Apply For Social Security…Online!

Tweet A recent AP report published in The Wall Street Journal (Wednesday, January 8, 2009, page D2) titled, “Online Applications for Social Security,” reveals just how the Social Security Administration

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Property Values Plunge Yet Property Taxes Are Increasing

Tweet 2008 will go down as a year of contrasts. By late Spring gas prices began to surge eventually topping $4 per gallon by summer. Later in the fall, gas

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Get Your Stimulus Payment While You Still Can

Tweet I was amazed today when I learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that as many as four million American individuals had yet to collect their 2007 stimulus

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Fair Isaac and Your Credit Score

Tweet A new year means you should keep tabs on your credit history (reports and scores). As the new year unfolds, they’ll be many things on your mind. Will the

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Happy 2009!

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