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For all you recent grads enjoying the summer sun, don’t forget that come autumn, student loans will come a reckoning. Use this time now to plot out your repayment plan. This guide will show you how to get started gathering…
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You budgeted for hotels, meals, airline tickets, shopping, and windsurfing. Yet, you spent $400 more than you expected on your vacation. Why? You probably didn’t account for these 10 budget pitfalls. Before you leave on your next trip, American Society…
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As tax day approaches, think about old years of tax returns, too. Did you wait on claiming energy tax credit you could have received in 2009 because you thought you were going to make a bigger qualifying purchase in 2010? We did. My husband…
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