From Learn Financial Planning
May 2, 2009 at 12:33 am
This past month I hit an important milestone. As some of you might know, I’ve been preparing for college this fall (I’m relatively young, I suppose). Scholarships cover ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 30, 2009 at 1:53 am
Statistics from the Census Bureau reveal that college tuition is increasing at a rate of 8% per year. Few families have enough income to cover the cost of tuition completely out ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 27, 2009 at 10:18 am
If you want to get a college education, you probably won’t get around the rising costs of tuition. Every student who’s interested in going to college has to come up with a ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 21, 2009 at 11:12 am
There’s a lot of conflicting advice about whether going to college is necessary for success. Some people contend you must go to college, while others say you can be successful ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 20, 2009 at 12:29 am
A college degree can go a long way in helping you reach your financial goals. Statistics show that, in general, college graduates earn more than those without a college degree. ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 16, 2009 at 8:34 pm
As you’ve probably noticed, commenting wasn’t enabled… until today!
I originally didn’t allow commenting due to a complete lack of time: I was working full ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 15, 2009 at 1:13 am
After graduating high school, many students think their only option is to go to college. In fact, it’s the direction that many parents steer their children out of the notion ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 10, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Buying gold is a polarizing investment. I know several people who are putting all of their current investments into gold out of fear of runaway inflation in the next few years. ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
April 7, 2009 at 4:25 pm
The cost of attending college continues to rise. Unfortunately, income increases aren’t keeping up with the cost of education. Many parents and their high school students are ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 30, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Frugal living is widely discussed when it comes to financial management. Living frugal doesn’t mean you rinse and reuse paper towels and styrofoam cups. It does mean you ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 26, 2009 at 12:01 pm
That is, if you don’t help us. =)
I entered a competition over at Free Money Finance for the best financial planning article in 2008. I’ve won several “rounds”, ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 24, 2009 at 11:37 am
Home affordability is all over the news. How much home debt is too much?
Since the current economic crisis is due in part to mortgages that became unaffordable, it’s no wonder ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 21, 2009 at 10:10 am
Credit card debt is a huge problem for American families — more than most realize.
Statistics from the Federal Reserve show that the average American household has nearly ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 20, 2009 at 9:07 pm
If you run a financial/money blog, I’d love to write for you. I’m open to writing about nearly any financial topic, including frugality, what’s happening with ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 15, 2009 at 3:19 am
The other day, a friend commented to me that savings account interest rates where “low”. He said his solution was to empty his accounts and seek better investments. ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 13, 2009 at 10:44 pm
One of the most important things you can do with your money is save it. But, starting to save in a recession can put a damper on your plans since the gap between income and expenses ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 12, 2009 at 11:26 pm
As some of you know, I am passionately pro-economic liberty. Government spending requires someone to lose money. Someone loses a buck for every buck the government spends. Every ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 11, 2009 at 11:50 am
Don’t just read financial advice, and rummage through financial tips. That’ll just waste your time. Instead, find something that you can actually do in the next few ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 9, 2009 at 11:31 pm
One of the reasons many people put off going to college is because of the cost. It’s true that even a community college can be thousands of dollars, but is a college degree ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 7, 2009 at 5:19 pm
The advice given over the years has steered people in the direction of buying rather than renting. People say that renters throw money away because they never gain any equity in ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
March 2, 2009 at 11:12 am
Buying a car is one of the biggest purchases you’ll make over the course of your life.
You’re spending several thousand dollars of your hard-earned money, so you can’t ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
February 24, 2009 at 1:19 am
This article is part 2 of the series Credit Cards 101.
Your credit card will either work for you or against you. While some of it depends on the credit card itself, a lot of it ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
February 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm
No matter how much you love it, how reliable it’s been for you, or how much you spend on monthly payments, the brutal truth about your car is that it is not an investment.
A ... (
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From Learn Financial Planning
February 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm
No matter how much you love it, how reliable it’s been for you, or how much you spend on monthly payments, the brutal truth about your car is that it is not an investment.
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From Learn Financial Planning
February 14, 2009 at 1:28 am
The 800-billion-dollar bill passed. Don’t forget how this all started. Hint: The government did it. Now the government wants to “fix” their problems with more ... (
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