Personal Finance

Best of Personal Finance: The Most Shoplifted Items of 2009

Posted November 18, 2009 - 08:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. This week, we tell you the final date you can order online and still get your stuff in time for the holidays, how to cook an amazing Depression-era meal, and what stellar deals you can expect at Walmart this Black Friday! Plus, we'll share the most shoplifted items of 2009.

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Celebrate Your Life (and Help Others do the Same) with Bcelebrated – Plus a Discount for Wise Bread Readers

Posted November 15, 2009 - 08:00 by Nora Dunn

Personal Finance

Bcelebrated is a unique service that allows you to create your own online autobiographical legacy, communicate your last wishes to those you have something to say to, organize your estate, and make life easy for those you leave behind when you die. Not to be morbid, but if you care about who you leave behind, you may want to read this article.

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Best of Personal Finance: 12 Surprising Uses for Vick VapoRub

Posted November 11, 2009 - 10:36 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance Roundup. This week, we look at outrageous ways to use Vick's VapoRub, 23 ways to decorate that bedroom, and 10 of the best brands to follow on Twitter.

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Cavalcade of Risk - November 4, 2009 - How Much Assurance Does Your Insurance Offer?

Posted November 4, 2009 - 08:36 by Debbie Dragon

Personal Finance

Insurance

Welcome to the November 4, 2009 Cavalcade of Risk — the How Much Assurance Does Your Insurance Offer edition! There were a large number of insurance related topics. Does that mean we're becoming more concerned about whether we have enough (or the right types) of insurance? Or was it just a coincidence? Whether you've got concerns about life insurance, car insurance, health insurance or business insurance — you can find information in this carnival.

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Can You Buy Your Way Out of the Rat Race?

Posted November 3, 2009 - 06:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Career and Income

Piggy bank saved for a rainy day

If you're tracking your spending, you know how much money it takes to live on. If you're tracking your investments, you know about how much return you're getting from your capital. With those two numbers, you can get a pretty good estimate of how much money it takes to buy your way out of the rat race.

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How to Deal with Recession Anxiety

Posted October 29, 2009 - 05:00 by Silicon Valley Blogger

Personal Finance

financial worry

The nation’s economic recovery is anemic, with unemployment rates continuing to climb, but this doesn’t mean that your household economy is in trouble. There are a few simple (or not so simple, but effective) ways to help you to avoid participating in the recession and the fear mongering that prevail during such periods.

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Best of Personal Finance: How You Can Help the Unemployed Today

Posted October 28, 2009 - 07:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. This week, we're offering encouragement for those around you with no job, a better way to buy used online, and 10 ways you can actually improve yourself with no money to your name. (Oh, and did you hear the news about Hulu.com no longer being free in 2010? Good thing you can still get a free credit report!)

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A Society of Fear

Posted October 28, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Career and Income

Worker in front of American Flag with the text "Free Labor Will Win"

There are people out there whose livelihoods depend on the fact that most people go every day to some job or another. Business owners, investors, retired folks -- capitalists in general -- pay their expenses with profits that would be threatened if there weren't plenty of workers trading their life for a paycheck.

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Best of Personal Finance: Alaska Doesn't Want You

Posted October 21, 2009 - 07:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. We look at why Alaska really doesn't want you (unless you have a job, that is) and how you can choose the right type of baby carrier for your little bundle. You'll also have a chance to speak your mind on some "ethics" in frugality (like if it's really OK to take those little shampoos home from your hotel stay).

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3 Steps to Organize and Track Your Finances Without the Hassle

Posted October 16, 2009 - 06:00 by Sarah Winfrey

Personal Finance

Coins

Do you ever feel like there's just too much to track when it comes to your finances? You can simplify your financial life just like you can simplify any other aspect of your life: by removing clutter, imposing order, and consistently putting things back where they belong.

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