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What Not to Do While Traveling

12/20/11 7:21am by Rita Arens
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On my last trip to New York City, I almost missed my plane due to stupidly going to the street to hail a cab instead of walking to a nice hotel and getting one there. When you're not used to big city lines or big city prices, you could have a big city shock while traveling if you don't do your research.  Read more

Your Beliefs About Money

12/12/11 7:37am by Linda Hunt
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Over the weekend some newer friends of mine who just moved to the States called last minute to see if we could join them for dinner. She was going to throw together some salad and order pizza. I responded and said let’s make pizza, I just finished making my gravy. There was dead silence on the phone and my friend finally said, “We don’t put gravy on our pizza.” I busted out laughing! I had forgotten not everyone calls tomato sauce gravy or even knows that is another term used for it!  Read more >

Do Mean People Make More Money?

11/29/11 7:14am by Rita Arens
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Do nice girls really finish last? Money experts Jean Chatzky and Maggie McGrath pull together the research to answer that question.  Read more

The Haves and Have-Nots

11/8/11 7:07am by georgerede
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Monday was my regular day off from work. Among the errands I had that day was dropping off a couple bags of books and videos at the Goodwill store in my neighborhood. That same afternoon, I headed down to my wireless carrier and finally got an upgrade for my iPhone. Moving up to the 3GS for free left me feeling pretty good about my choice. I didn't have a compelling reason to invest in the just-released 4S, which came with a hefty price tag and quite a bit more cultural cachet.  Read more >

Things That Make You Earn Less Money

10/31/11 5:14am by Rita Arens
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Perhaps you've seen the Time article or heard the buzz about Daniel Hamermesh's new book, Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful. Or perhaps you've just glanced sidelong at the extremely attractive people in your office who always seem to come out on top and wondered, "is it really because they're hot? Am I imagining it?" I'm not sure I want to debate hotness, but the comments in human resources blogger Laurie's post point out some more disturbing allegations regarding how hiring decisions get made.  Read more

Swipe Fee Changes Equal Goodbye, Free Checking

10/28/11 9:39am by Rita Arens
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[Updated 10/28: Banks appear to be caving left and right on adding additional debit card fees following the backlash on Bank of America. This editor still plans to leave Bank of America, because, people, please.]  Read more >

Do Businesses Really Like Groupon?

10/17/11 5:05am by Janssen
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[Editor's Note: Janssen is what every business should hope for: an ethical consumer. Here she questions if Groupon is really helping businesses and what she, as a consumer, wants to get out of trying something new. -Rita]  Read more

Trickle Down Economics

10/14/11 8:27am by Original Diva
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"Trickle-down economics" and "the trickle-down theory" are terms that refer to the policy of providing across the board tax cuts or benefits to businesses and the wealthy, such as tax breaks, in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population. The term has been attributed to humorist Will Rogers, who said during the Great Depression that "money was all appropriated for the top in hopes that it would trickle down to the needy."  Read more >

Charity: How to Decide Where to Give This Year

10/11/11 5:06am by Rita Arens
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I always wish I had more money to give to charity, especially around now when the wind gets colder and my mind goes to year-end holidays and taxes and how many people might have to sleep outside when it snows. And then I think about people I love who have or have had diseases that need research funding. And my pet interests: education and mental health awareness. How to decide where to give the small amount I do have?  Read more

Have You Ever Used Only Cash?

9/29/11 6:57am by Rita Arens
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Ever since the advent of the debit card, I've had trouble keeping cash in my wallet. Not because I'm spending it all necessarily -- but because I never have it. I never get it out of the bank. And when I do get it out of the bank, I've noticed I hoard it, as though it is somehow different than my debit card. It is not, in fact different. What gives? Andrea noticed this strange truth when she tried to go on a cash diet. She writes:  Read more