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Submit to the Carnival of Personal Finance
Tweet Share on Facebook September 29, 2010 CommentNext Monday, October 4, Alpha Consumer will be hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance. If you are a money blogger and would like to participate, please send your submission using this form. The Carnival, featuring the best money advice on the web, will be live on Monday, so don't forget to check back!
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5 Myths About Generation Debt
Tweet Share on Facebook September 29, 2010 Comment (16)The term “generation debt” tends to get thrown around a lot when it comes to describing today’s young professionals. Media pundits—especially older ones who have long paid off their own student loans—like to point out that we carry a lot of debt and spend more than our paychecks. But is that really true? In my book Generation Earn: The Young Professional’s Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back, which comes out in two weeks, I explain why we don’t deserve that label anymore. Here are five myths—and truths—about our generation and money.
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Even Celebrity Couples Need to Talk Money
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2010 CommentWhen word got out earlier this year that Alicia Keys's new husband, Kasseem Dean (also known as Swizz Beatz) owes $2.4 million in taxes, personal finance educator Taffy Wagner didn’t waste any time getting on his case.
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Does Car Insurance Favor Women Drivers?
Tweet Share on Facebook September 27, 2010 Comment (2)Today’s guest post comes from Alan Dunn, a serial entrepreneur and publisher of various consumer education websites, including a site with tips on how to save money and a destination for drivers with a wealth of information on car insurance companies to help people understand the details of auto insurance coverage.
Jokes about bad drivers often focus on women. But dig a little deeper, and you discover these jokes must be written by men, because car insurance companies prove year after year women are, in fact, better drivers.
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Video: Pinching Pennies for the Perfect Retirement
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How to Save on Fall Travel
Tweet Share on Facebook September 23, 2010 Comment (2)Summer’s over, but that doesn’t mean your best trips of the year are behind you. Fall can be the ideal time to get out of town, because prices go down, temperatures cool off, and most people stay home, making tourist destinations less crowded.
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7 Ways to Save Money on Car Insurance
Tweet Share on Facebook September 22, 2010 Comment (5)Today’s guest post comes from Joel Ohman, a certified financial planner and owner of a number of different consumer financial education websites, including a website to compare car insurance rates and a website with many different auto insurance FAQ for learning even more ways to find the best auto insurance.
What would you say if I told you that you might be able to save over $500 on car insurance in less than an hour? And that you could complete the entire process from home?
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Recession Ends, But Not for All Consumers
Tweet Share on Facebook September 21, 2010 Comment (2)You probably heard the news: Economists have declared that the recession is officially over. But for many ordinary Americans, it doesn’t feel like it’s over.
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How Elizabeth Warren Will Help Consumers
Tweet Share on Facebook September 16, 2010 Comment (5)Soon after word got out that the White House appointed Elizabeth Warren to serve as special advisor and help set up the new consumer protection bureau, Twitter and Facebook erupted with shouts of excitement from personal finance and consumer experts: “Yahoo!” exclaimed Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life. “Elizabeth Warren’s appointment is a huge victory for consumers!”
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Flex Spending: Worth the Cost?
Tweet Share on Facebook September 16, 2010 Comment (10)Flex spending, an employee benefit that enables people to pay for health care and other eligible costs with pre-tax dollars, seems, on the surface, like a wonderful idea. Users can save a lot of money by paying for certain expenses, from co-payments to deductibles to contact lenses, before taxes. That means someone with a marginal tax rate of 28 percent can save $56 on a $200 hospital bill.
