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Recession Creates Record Wealth Gap Between Whites and Minorities
The Great Recession didn’t just bring us the Tea Party, foreclosures and a return to frugality. According to the Pew Research Center…
July 27, 2011Browse
Author: Sandy Smith
I started this blog years ago as a way of keeping myself accountable to my own debt reduction plans. Now I'm using this site to help others get out of debt, and learn about personal finance so that they can live their best lives.
Credit Cards
Who Are You? A Guide To Protecting Your Identity Online
The most rapidly growing crime in the U.S. is identity fraud. It might take you up to a year to realize that…
July 25, 2011
News
Airlines Raise Prices As Federal Tax Expires
The Associate Press is reporting that airlines have raised their fares just a day after a federal tax expired effectively cancelling out…
July 24, 2011
News
Texas Man Gets $330K Home for $16
Because you just can’t make this stuff up…A Texas homeowner walked away from their home and mortgage. The mortgage company subsequently went…
July 22, 2011
Learn Something
Personal Finance Quiz
It’s quiz time! Every few months I play Alex Trebek and come up with a quiz to see if you’ve been paying…
July 21, 2011
Learn Something
Make Extra Income Without Much Work
This blog is all bout reducing my debt and making extra money, but sometimes making extra money is really, really hard. I…
July 20, 2011YIAC
About Me
Fake Apple Store Pops Up In China
What looks like an Apple store, smells like an Apple store, has Apple-like products, but isn’t an Apple store? It’s your fake…
July 20, 2011
About Me
A Garden Grows In the City
I live in New York City and I love it! I will sing the praises of the city that I love and…
July 18, 2011
Off The Reservation
Funny Search Terms Coming From Google
I get quite a bit of traffic coming from Google. I’m always curious about how people find my site so I occasionally…
July 17, 2011
Learn Something
If Financial Bloggers Had A Million Dollars
This week I wrote a little bit about what I would do if I suddenly inherited a million dollars. I hid from…
July 15, 2011
Save Money
Home-Based Cost Cutting Techniques
The root of many poor spending decisions starts right at home. It’s from here where many families show how their approach towards…
July 15, 2011
Credit Cards
Shield Yourself With a Credit Card
Credit cards are a great short term method of borrowing money and can bring with them lots of benefits and flexibility for…
July 13, 2011