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Divorce and Social Security Benefits

by Emily Guy Birken January 25, 2013

When a marriage dissolves, it can leave one or both spouses scrambling to find their financial footing, particularly when it comes to retirement planning. Retirement can be a particularly difficult prospect for a divorcing spouse who stayed home with children or otherwise sacrificed a career during the marriage. However, what many divorcées may not realize [...]

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3 Home Additions That Will Raise Your Insurance Rates

by Emily Guy Birken January 21, 2013

One of the joys (and headaches) of home ownership is embarking on the remodeling projects that will turn your house into your dream home. While no one expects an addition or a remodel to their house to be cheap (even if you do plan to do most of the labor yourself), there is one expense [...]

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Keep Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions with Behavioral Economics

by Emily Guy Birken January 3, 2013

In the first few days of January, it seems as if the New Year is nothing but potential. You tell yourself that this year is the one when you’ll finally get out of debt/maximize your retirement savings/save up for that trip to France. And yet, most New Year’s resolutions are broken—according to the Wall Street [...]

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Cash Money Life – $2,500 Cash Giveaway

by December 22, 2012

Update: The giveaway is over and the winner has been announced (see further down the page for the full announcement). Thanks to everyone who participated! Want to win $2,500 cash? You do? Awesome – because I’m giving away $2,500 this Christmas. If you want even better news, there are six total blogs participating in a [...]

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Financial Apocalypse? What Would Truly Be Valuable?

by Miranda Marquit December 21, 2012

I live in an area where there are a lot of what some people would term “preppers.” There is a lot of talk of economic collapse, and many see the possibility of a breakdown in society coming in the next few years. One of the main tenets of the people in my neck of the [...]

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Why Do You Buy the Things That You Buy?

by Miranda Marquit December 14, 2012

Lately, I’ve been trying to add a little more introspection to my spending choices. Asking myself “why” is a big part of that equation. It can be easy — especially during certain times of the year, like the holidays, or when you’re on vacation — to just spend money without really thinking about why you’re [...]

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A Bitter Cup of Coffee – How MLB Shortchanged George Yankowski and Hundreds of Baseball Veterans

by Guest Contributor December 11, 2012

This is a guest article by Douglas Gladstone, author of the critically-acclaimed book, A Bitter Cup of Coffee, How MLB and the Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve. In his book, Douglas shares the story of Major League Baseball’s labor agreements and pension system, and how hundreds MLB veterans fell through the cracks. The [...]

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