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Straight from the horses mouth about the Economic Stimulus Plan…

Hey, looks like you’re new here! I blog about money. Saving, investing, insuring, getting, and using it! See my “about me” page for more info! To keep up to date, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or get the blog in your email! Thanks for stopping by!So in […]

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #17 (February 16, 2008)

Photo by: Aaron WagnerSo I made it through my own personal conspiracy theory this week; got a few inches closer to whipping up the new blog design from Jon @ freelancefolder.com and found myself pleasantly surprised to see my weekly subscriber base climb significantly.  I’d have to say it was a good week for […]

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Is the federal government playing puppetmaster with your house price? Are they in cahoots with house value sites?

Photo by: Snap@In my monthly net worth update post earlier this week I consider the fact that the federal government may be trying to coax the recession away by bumping up your house price. It would give everyone a happy feeling, possibly woo’ing them out of saving and into spending. What do […]

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Should I Buy a Loaded Mutual Fund?

My mother is not very financially savvy - and when I try to explain anything to her; it can often times take the better part of an hour. It may be her age or the fact she never had any financial education being a stay at home mom, but I like to try to give […]

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Completely new to the personal finance blogs? How about taking a free class to get up to speed?

Photo by: Ian WilsonInvesting in your future through finance almost always involves investing in yourself. Do you have a financial education? Where can you get one? Well, you’re at one of the right places. Personal finance blogs are popping up all over the internet and are a great way to […]

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Claim your StumbleUpon blog via Technorati for some POSSIBLE extra “juice”

Photo by: taken_spcSo I stumbled across a post on BillHartzer.com where he chatted about claiming your StumbleUpon blog through Technorati. The general consensus of his readers said that it was worth a try for an increase in traffic to the blog.It doesn’t affect any internal piece to my blog that may lead to the […]

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Weekly Roundup #16 (February 9, 2008)

Photo by: sleestak66Storms hammered the Pacific Northwest again this week and the US government passed the stimulus plan to brighten everyones day - are you getting any $$$ from it? The reads that caught my eye this week were:
1. MightyBargainHunter reflected on SuperBowl ads -
2. MoneyNing lets us know how to give […]

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Denver financial advisor swindles 1.7MIL from teachers

So I saw this earlier last month StumblingUpon news articles and thought it interesting because it not only shows that some financial advisors will go to any lengths to get your money, but it just gives a bad name to them in general. Granted, I haven’t found one yet that I trust (aside from […]

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Weekly Roundup #15 (February 2, 2008)

Photo by: ricbro85Oh, it has been a good week - I had my car broken into, but alas with enough harassing to Geico, they decided to see it my way and paid for the damages that were made. I had H&R Block guest post, was in another carnival this week hosted by TheDividendGuy, and […]

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A response from H&R Block regarding my post about their tax services

So in response to my post Should I hire an accountant or do my taxes on my own? I got a response back from Michelle Shildkret from H&R Block letting me know that I may have been making a few misconceptions about the level of service I’d get there. I’m all about giving […]

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