Finance

Consumer spending fails to keep pace with rising incomes

United States financial numbers for May 2010 are in, and according to Bloomberg Business, individual incomes outpaced consumer spending. This reportedly made it possible for households to boost their savings and support the economic recovery, although how slower spending boosts the nation's economic recovery is in question. It might be viewed as one more instance ...

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Don’t fall for credit card debt relief scams, just do it yourself

Debt reduction scams and debt relief scams have been spreading like mildew for some time now during this painful and prolonged economic downturn. The terrible economy has put millions of individuals in financial trouble and one of the biggest troubles is credit card debt. Predatory debt relief companies promising peace of mind are seeking out ...

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Investment Performance March 2010 (+5.88%)

This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress or lack thereof. The only equity investments not covered are: 1) my 401k which is ...

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Using different coupons

The things I suggest I know people who think that using coupons makes them look cheap. Sometimes many people feel like the coupon isn’t worth the few pennies they will save. When you know how to use coupons you will save a lot. Choosing Coupons Sometimes people feel like coupons don’t help them much. It may be easier ...

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Advice with coupons

My idea People feel like using coupons makes them look cheap. Often time’s people will feel like coupons don’t save enough to be worth it. You will save quite a bit of money if you use coupons correctly. Decide to use Coupons People think that coupons don’t help them very much. Coupons will definitely help even if you ...

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