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Why Seniors Are in Trouble With Credit
Tweet Share on Facebook June 25, 2012 CommentIt might be time to help your parents—and grandparents—check their credit reports.
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Kids Learn From Parents’ Money Mistakes
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentMove over, Millennials. The younger generation— dubbed “generation Z”—might be even better with money than you are.
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The Hidden Sexism at Financial Firms
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentIn her based-on-real-life novel Bond Girl, Erin Duffy paints a disturbing picture of what it’s like to be a woman working on Wall Street: Her main character’s colleagues call her “girlie,” make her drive from New York to Philadelphia just to pick up lunch, and don’t give her a proper desk or chair for months after she starts working. Meanwhile, bonuses get handed out like candy and trysts between colleagues end in humiliation.
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How to Save on Summer Travel
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2012 CommentAmericans are hunting for vacation deals this summer: Because of concerns over the economy and gas prices, just over 8 in 10 families with children are opting to skip the travel and “staycation” instead, according to the insurance company Travelers.
Here are more ideas for affordable vacation spots:
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How to Survive a Year of Unemployment
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentWhen Veronica first lost her job in March 2011, she had no idea she was about to embark on 360 days of unemployment. She spent that year searching for new jobs, finding ways to cut costs and stay socially connected, and figuring out how to survive, emotionally and financially. (To protect her identity, we’re using Veronica’s first name only.)
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Video: 4 Biggest Money Mistakes
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How to Moonlight as a Tax Guru
Tweet Share on Facebook June 6, 2012 CommentA money manager for a nonprofit organization by day, Jason Malinak takes on a different identity during his off-hours: He becomes a tax consultant to Etsy shop owners. Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade goods, hosts more than 875,000 active shops, and those shop owners, the most successful of whom sell thousands of dollars worth of merchandise a year, often need help managing their store finances.
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How to Create Healthier Habits
Tweet Share on Facebook June 5, 2012 Comment (2)As author of the book The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg, a New York Times reporter, knows how to change a bad habit when he needs to. That’s why, when he wanted to give up his daily afternoon cookie addiction, he applied the techniques he writes about in his book: He started exercising more, which he describes as a “keystone” habit that can make changing other habits easier, too. He soon stopped eating cookies and lost weight. Exercising more is even tied to using credit cards less frequently, he says.
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How the CARD Act Helps Consumers
Tweet Share on Facebook May 31, 2012 Comment (2)The 2009 CARD Act has been celebrated for helping consumers: The law limits interest rate hikes, fees, and other frustrating aspects of the credit card industry. Now, on the three-year anniversary of the bill’s signing, a report from the research and advocacy organization Demos suggests that it has successfully helped middle- and low-income households pay down their balances and avoid fees.
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Making Money by Singing—On the Side
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2012 Comment (4)As a training analyst for the government contractor CACI, Corinne Delaney, 33, doesn’t often get to stretch her vocal chords during the day. But in the evenings and weekends, the Washington, D.C.-area native embraces a different identity: As a classically trained singer who performs at events ranging from weddings to embassy soirees.
