10 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Save You Money

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When it comes to money, setting New Year’s resolutions for yourself is easy, but committing to and following through with those resolutions is a completely different story. This is why it is important to set realistic and achievable financial goals for yourself. There is hardly a quicker way to shove those New Year’s resolutions aside than to realize ...

Review: The Happiness Project

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Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a non-personal finance book of interest to Simple Dollar readers.

One of the biggest underlying themes of The Simple Dollar is that personal finance is merely a tool to improve the quality of your life. Of course, it’s an unwieldy and dangerous tool, one that, if used without care and forethought, can add ...

Teach Your Kids about Money Management

It is never too early to teach your children the basics when it comes to good money management. Teaching your children good habits is always wise, and money management is definitely a set of good habits that is better taught sooner instead of later. If you teach your children how to value and manage their money very young, then it ...

How to Evaluate Your Financial Risks

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Whether we realize it or not, many of us face financial risks every single day. From the high powered investor, to the minimum wage earner, every one of us has the potential to lose everything we own. How can you evaluate your financial risks and find ways to secure your future? Let’s take a look!

First, it is important to figure ...

Signs That Your Teen Needs Money Management Help

If you teen went off to college tomorrow, how soon would they call you asking for money? Would they be able to purchase their own groceries by the end of the month? Would they end up moving back into your basement when they cannot afford their apartment any longer? The idea of your teenager going into debt so early is ...

Borrow Money With Prosper & Lending Club

Earlier this year, I hosted a guest post by Jonathan sharing his experiences with borrowing money from peer to peer lending network Prosper. Just recently, I received the following email from a reader singing their praises:

I’ve borrowed twice now from Prosper and I love it. The first loan was $7000 at 8.65% for three years and the most recent was ...

Win $500 In The Credit Card Chaser Love/Hate Credit Cards Contest

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Still need some extra cash for holiday gifts? Are you running out of cash and thinking of turning to credit cards? Well, CreditCardChaser.com wants to give you $500 in the form of an American Express gift card. The contest is easy. Tell them what you LOVE about a particular credit card and tell ...

Debt Severely Limits Your Options

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A couple months ago on the Personal Finance Hour, I had a nice debate with Baker of ManVsDebt.com about whether one should go with credit cards or with a cash-only system. In that episode, I mentioned that I was fan of credit cards because of their rewards and that I have never carried a balance on any card. If I ...

Ruin Your Credit Fast, pt1

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Granted, there are a wide variety of different ways that you can ruin your credit over time, but do you want to know what the quickest and most dangerous ways are? Here are five ways that you can quickly and effectively destroy your credit.

1 – Break your budget.

Sure enough, if you want to take on more debt than you ...

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