Consumer Price Index vs. “Core” Inflation

by Miranda March 18, 2011

We just received the latest report on CPI, which indicates that prices went up in February. Inflation is something that affects all of us; it erodes the value of your money. Indeed, when prices go up, your purchasing power goes down. When wages are stagnant (as they are now), inflation can be even more of [...]

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Is Now the Right Time to Buy a House?

by Emily Guy Birken March 17, 2011

Spring is in the air, and for sale signs are popping up on desirable houses all over the nation. But is now the right time for a new homebuyer to take the plunge? After the collapse of the housing market, it can still feel a little risky to take on this particular aspect of the [...]

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Best Credit Cards for Paying Taxes

by Ryan March 16, 2011

We’re right in the thick of tax season, and one of the cool things about technology is that it is incredibly easy to file and pay your taxes online with EFTPS or other tools. One of the other tools available for paying your taxes is a credit card. I’ll be the first to tell you [...]

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Printer Ink – The Most Expensive Element Known to Man

by Ryan March 15, 2011

By volume, printer ink is one of the most expensive items you can buy on the open market. Depending on which study you read, printer ink costs anywhere from $8,000 – $10,000 per gallon. Seriously. Unfortunately, replacement ink cartridges are the name of the game for printer manufacturers – they make more money selling ink [...]

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How to Sell Your Home in a Buyer’s Market

by Miranda March 14, 2011

We’ve been experiencing a real estate market that heavily favors buyers for a couple of year now. As the reality that I will have to sell my home — probably in the next year — sets in, I know that I am going to have to take some drastic measures to sell my home. Mainly [...]

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How You Can Help the Japanese Earthquake Relief Efforts

by Ryan March 13, 2011

It was scary to watch the aftermath of the recent earthquake unfold in Japan. Part of it was the utter devastation caused by the earthquake and resulting tsunamis. But it was also scary because my wife has a lifelong friend who lives in Tokyo. Thankfully we received word that her friend and her family are [...]

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Should Amazon Give Away Free Kindles?

by Ryan March 11, 2011

A recent article on CNN caught my attention – the article suggests that Amazon should give away the Kindle free of charge. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like it makes sense to give away the product when they are selling millions of them – research show the Kindle has a 47% market share for [...]

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