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Q&A: Should kids get credit cards for emergencies?
It depends on your child’s maturity level, but I do think it’s a good idea for an at least fairly responsible high schooler to have a credit card for emergencies. One of our biggest responsibilities as parents is to teach our children good money habits, and working with them on an ...
Freebie Corner: Free pizza at Sbarro & 1 yr. subscription to Ladies Home Journal
My favorite offer this week is the window cord retro safety kit. Just about everyone has blinds or shades of some kind in their home. This kit will help make the cords safer if children are near them and some of the available kits fix up to 4 windows. If ...
Freebie Corner: Birthday freebies, including a free Sprinkles cupcake
It's a new year and a great time for everyone to sign up for their birthday freebies! All you have to do is sign up for the offers that you like below. Sometime during your birthday month you'll receive an email with instructions on how to claim your freebie, you ...
Daily Money Shot: What to do with the extra money from your raise
Typical personal finance advice tells you that when you get a raise, you should not factor that money into your budget. You should use it for savings or funding your retirement or debt repayment. You should not adjust your standard of living just because you have more money coming in. It’s good advice. After all, ...
Three health care reforms coming this year
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Health care reform won’t kick in fully until 2014. That’s when health care exchanges will roll out and employers will have to decide whether they want to continue offering health care insurance to employees or pay a fine and make them enter an exchange on their own. But ...
Is overdraft protection a good idea?
With car insurance, life insurance, identity theft protection and travel insurance, there are as many ways to protect your finances as there are to mess them up. When it comes to banking, consumers can sign up for overdraft protection to insure against overdrawing an account. But for responsible money managers, is it ...
Ask Jane: Should I tell a new date my credit score?
You might have to, if you want to see the guy or girl again. Credit scores not only affect the size of the interest rate you have to pay on credit cards and loans. They’re also becoming one of the keys to romance. Even on first dates, that doll who’s gazing deeply ...
The tax implications of changing jobs
There are many factors involved in changing your job, such as adapting to new working conditions, making a new budget, and updating your tax strategy. Whether you are moving to another employer because of a new opportunity or because you were let go from your previous position, changing jobs can have ...
Freebie Corner: Last minute gifts made from items at home
The one thing kids like better than giving the gift is making them. Below are a few easy last minute craft gift ideas for kids to make. All of them are easy, (adult supervision recommended of course), and they are great for parents, friends, siblings and other family members. You ...
5 tips for getting an auto loan
It's easy to spend $25,000 or more on an automobile, making it the second largest purchase for many folks, second only to the house with the garage where you'll be parking the car. And while frugal personal finance gurus such as radio talk show star Dave Ramsey preach paying cash ...
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