Review: The Motley Fool’s You Have More Than You Think By David and Tom Gardener

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For many people, the ability to invest is a pie in the sky dream that will never be achieved, due to the fact that they may not believe they have “enough” money to invest. This book promises to allay those fears and help readers get a better view on personal finance, and working with what you have right now to ...

Best of Personal Finance Roundup: Credit Score Urban Legends Busted!

By Linsey Knerl

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we debunk those irritating credit score myths, share 10 kids foods that are nutritionally-misleading, and get you started on an interruption-free work day! 

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Credit Score Urban Legends: Busted! — Did you hear the one about how checking your credit score will actually lower it? False. ...

Best of Personal Finance Roundup: MasterCard Acceptance Guidelines

By Linsey Knerl

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we give you insight into how retailers should treat your MasterCard, 24 secret menus at your favorite eateries, and how to whip up an amazing stewed lamb ribs dish.

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MasterCard Acceptance Guidelines — We’ve already shared the ways that Visa can and can’t be used ...

The Simple Dollar Time Machine: March 6, 2010

Many newer readers of The Simple Dollar haven’t been exposed to the hundreds of great articles in the archives of the site, so this is a weekly series that highlights the five best posts from one year ago this week, two years ago this week, and three years ago this week. I call it … the Time Machine.

One Year Ago ...

Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 12 Egg Salad Recipes to Try

By Linsey Knerl

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share a dozen amazing egg salad recipes, 16 tips for keeping your remodeling costs way down, and the best 12-step program for becoming more productive! 

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12 Egg Salad Recipes to Try — With over 40 laying hens leaving me more eggs each day than ...

Best of Personal Finance Roundup: Financial Lessons of Cheese Peddler

By Linsey Knerl

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share lessons learned from a cheese peddler, how bottled water stands up to filtered tap, and 10 decorating ideas for fun and frugal homes!

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Financial Lessons of Cheese Peddler — This very well done post spells out the psychology of buying and selling in ...

Roth and Traditional IRA Contribution Limits

Retirement Nest Eggs

I, like many other personal finance bloggers, am a huge fan of IRAs because they give you a tax-advantaged opportunity to save for your retirement. Both types, the Roth and the Traditional, offer tax benefits that are hard to find anywhere else. The Roth IRA offers you to reap the growth of your retirement assets tax free while the Traditional ...

Does Insurance Really Matter When it Comes to Personal Finance?

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Most of us look at insurance premiums as a big drain on our finances. Insurance policies do not come cheap, but they may be essential. In many ways, you can look at insurance as a way of avoiding financial failure in the years to come. While you can’t buy a policy to protect your checkbook, you can invest in insurance ...

The Secret To Spending Less Than You Earn

If you read enough personal finance blogs, you’ll see a common theme and the number one answer to your financial dilemma — “Spend Less than You Earn”. Unfortunately, it’s easier said than done, otherwise, we wouldn’t have this rampant debt problem in our society. Fortunately, I went through this myself, and over the years, I’ve learned a few tricks that ...

Saturday Link Love – Spring Edition

It looks like today will be a beautiful day here in the Atlanta area. The temperature is supposed to get up into the 60’s with clear blue skies. This is certainly a welcome change after the snow we got last week and the bitter cold temps that followed that.  I’m trying to figure out something nice (and frugal) to do ...
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