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Cash In Your Old Dental Work
2008-04-24 14:29:00
Here’s a sick way to make some extra cash if you have old dental fillings laying around. ABC News has an article about people who actually saved their old gold fillings and bridges. Now, they’re cashing them in because of the recent record prices of gold. A typical gold crown uses about 1/10 ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cash In Your Old Dental Work ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/cash-in-you r-old-dental-work/" });

Lying About Money Is Breaking Up Marriages
2008-04-24 05:56:00
Here is an interesting article from MSN.com about financial infidelity and how it is affecting marriages. It is no secret. Money problems is the number one cause of divorce in America. Whether it’s the lack of it, lying about it, or abusing it, money will destroy families and marriages if it’s not ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lying About Money Is Breaking Up Marriages ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/lying-about -money-is-breaking-up-marriages/" });

Investing Tip: Invest in Boring Companies When the Market is Down
2008-04-24 05:39:00
Everyone keeps talking about how we’re going to start reducing our gasoline consumption because of the high gas prices. I disagree with this premise. I don’t think we’re going to reduce our consumption much, because we still need to bring our kids to soccer practice, drive to work, and run errands. You ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Invest ing Tip: Invest in Boring Companies When the Market is Down", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/investing-t ip-invest-in-boring-companies-when-the-ma rket-is-down/" });
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Ten Inexpensive Ways To Be Green on Earth Day
2008-04-23 04:27:00
So, I decided to do the obligatory environmentally conscious article for earth day. I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t jumped on the “going green” bandwagon. It’s not that I don’t like the environment, I am just skeptical about the hysteria that everyone thinks our planet is going melt soon. Having said ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ten Inexpensive Ways To Be Green on Earth Day", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpen sive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/" });
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Question From Money Crashers Reader: What Should I Pay Off First?
2008-04-21 13:52:00
Here is a question from a Money Crashers reader. She is in a great situation, because she has a nice lump sum of money, but she doesn’t know what to do with it. My home is worth about $375000 and I owe $62000 on it. My credit card debt is $21000 ($11000 ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Question From Money Crashers Reader : What Should I Pay Off First?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/question-fr om-money-crashers-reader-what-should-i-pa y-off-first/" });
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Money Crasher?s Articles of The Week
2008-04-21 05:14:00
Here is a list of some of my favorite articles from around the personal finance community this past week: Free Money Finance advises you to consider college debt carefully. Flexo from Consumerism Commentary talks about the “http://www.consumerismcommentary.c om/2008/04/17/unintended-consequences-and -money/”>the unintended consequences of rising food costs due to the mandated production of corn to produce ethanol. Lazy Man gets ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crasher’s Articles of The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ers-articles-of-the-week-3/" });

Five Frugal Tips for Kitchen Remodeling
2008-04-18 04:20:00
We recently renovated a condo on a very tight budget. I started watching all of the HGTV shows to get ideas for ways to make the kitchen look good without spending a lot of money. I didn’t end up using many of the tips that I wrote down from asking friends, watching those ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Five Frugal Tips for Kitchen Remodeling ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/five-frugal -tips-for-kitchen-remodeling/" });

Are Smart People Bad With Money?
2008-04-16 03:55:00
A new study shows that people with high IQ’s tend to make more money, but they also spend their money more quickly and frivolously than those with lower IQ’s. Jay Zagorsky from Ohio State University looked at data from 7,400 Americans in their forties. It shows that every IQ point scored translated into ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are Smart People Bad With Money ?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/are-smart-p eople-bad-with-money/" });

Last Minute Checklist For Filing Your Taxes
2008-04-15 02:34:00
So, you’re pulling an all-nighter to get your taxes done? The worst thing you can do is make a mistake that you don’t catch. Your cramming efforts will be washed away with one mistake. Here are some things to remember if you’re one of those procrastinators rushing to get your taxes filed ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Last Minute Checklist For Filing Your Taxes ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/last-minute -checklist-for-filing-your-taxes/" });

Help Me Take Down Paypal by Signing Up For Revolution Money Exchange
2008-04-14 02:42:00
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then you know that I hate Paypal . I think it’s the one of the most poorly run businesses on the planet, because they give no protection to the seller from credit card charge backs. A buyer could initiate a charge back on their credit card, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Help Me Take Down Paypal by Signing Up For Revolution Money Exchange ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/help-me-tak e-down-paypal-by-signing-up-for-revolutio n-money-exchange/" });
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An Easy Way to Save Money: Ask For a Discount
2008-04-12 04:29:00
I’m watching 20/20 right now on ABC, and they just had a segment about how to save a bunch of money while shopping. The formula was simple. Walk into the store, show interest in buying the item, and ask for a discount. I know that I am much bolder when it comes to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Easy Way to Save Money : Ask For a Discount", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/an-easy-way -to-save-money-ask-for-a-discount/" });
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Money Crashers Articles Of The Week
2008-04-12 04:08:00
Here are some of the best articles from around the personal finance community in the past week: Free Money Finance explains how to keep your day job AND invest in real estate. Consumerism Commentary asks if being frugal means missing out on life. The Simple Dollar has answers some good questions about the economy and how ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashers Articles Of The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ers-articles-of-the-week-2/" });

Do We Always Need The Government Fixing The Economy?
2008-04-11 04:14:00
Fed Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, made a statement today in Richmond that struck me the wrong way. He said: “We do not have the luxury of waiting for markets to stabilize before we think about the future,” I think that he’s right about putting more strict guidelines on mortgage lenders to help weed out the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Do We Always Need The Government Fixing The Economy ?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/do-we-alway s-need-the-government-fixing-the-economy/ " });
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How To File For a Tax Extension
2008-04-09 14:52:00
As you all know, tax day is approaching, and you now have less than a week to file by the April 15th deadline. But, some of you may have very complicated taxes and you haven’t had any time to put together all of your documents and records. Filing for an extension might be in your best interest so you don’t get fined for being late. Here’s the step-by-step for filing for an extension. Click Here to download and print a copy of Form 4868. Fill in Lines 1 through 3 which is your name, address, and social security number. Estimate your total tax liability for 2007. H&R block has a pretty good tax estimator on their website. Fill in the estimated tax liability on Line 4. Fill in lines 5 through 9, indicating how much tax you’ve already paid through withholdings, what you ultimately owe the government, and whether or not you are out of the country. Attach a check or money order with the form for the amount indicated on Line 7. Make a copy of the for...
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Earn Extra Cash With a Craigslist Garage Sale
2008-04-08 05:09:00
It’s the spring and the weather is slowly getting warmer. I’m kind of the atypical guy when it comes to being clean. Generally, I like to keep the house clean, and I am a minimalist when it comes to stuff in the house. I don’t like hoarding things. So, my wife ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Earn Extra Cash With a Craigslist Garage Sale ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/earn-extra- cash-with-a-craigslist-garage-sale/" });

If You Win the Lottery, Take The Up Front Payment
2008-04-08 04:51:00
I’m not a big fan of playing the lottery. I watch too many people come into convenience stores that should probably be saving the $10 to $20 they spend every 3 days on the lottery. My in-laws always give us about $25 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets which result in about $5 to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "If You Win the Lottery , Take The Up Front Payment ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/if-you-win- the-lottery-take-the-up-front-payment/" });

Financial Question For the Weekend
2008-04-05 03:28:00
The tax deadline is 11 days away. It’s probably one of the worst times of the year for those of you that have complicated taxes. I’ve had mine done for the past month, because my wife doesn’t work and we don’t have a ton of complicated investment income at this point. So, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question For the Weekend ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-for-the-weekend/" });

Money Crashers Articles of the Week
2008-04-05 03:24:00
Check out these great articles from around the personal finance blogging community: Free Money Finance shows you how to have $500k from controlling wedding costs. Flexo from Consumerism Commentary gives us the top career choices during a recession. Lazy Man investigates cruises and if they really are a frugal vacation. Cash Money Life is giving away a free ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashers Articles of the Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ers-articles-of-the-week/" });

A Review Of The Updown.com Virtual Stock Application
2008-04-04 00:54:00
Recently, I started playing around with the virtual stock application at The Updown.com. I’ve never been a single stock buyer, so I rarely keep up with what individual stocks are doing in the market. So, I thought this would be a great way for me to start researching individual companies and test out ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Review Of The Updown.com Virtual Stock Application ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a-review-of -the-updowncom-virtual-stock-application/ " });
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31 Ways to Be Frugal And Save Money
2008-04-02 04:03:00
Lately, I’ve been hearing tips from friends about how they save money, reading articles about saving money, and trying to come up with ways to save some money around the house. So, I decided to put together a comprehensive list of ways that we save money around the house and in our daily lives. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "31 Ways to Be Frugal And Save Money ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/31-ways-to- be-frugal-and-save-money/" });
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Help A Reader: Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Pay Off My Student Loans?
2008-03-31 21:21:00
Here is a good question from a Money Crasher’s reader that I thought I would share with everyone, because some of you may have the same question. Remember, don’t take my advice as gospel. Verify it with other people you trust in your life. I answer questions how I would do it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Help A Reader : Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Pay Off My Student Loans ?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/help-a-read er-should-i-pay-off-my-mortgage-or-pay-of f-my-student-loans/" });
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Who Is Your Financial Mentor?
2008-03-28 19:56:00
Here’s the financial question of the day to bring us into the weekend. Ponder the question over the weekend, and post your answer in the comments section. Who is Your Financial Mentor ? Name one person or a group of people that have influenced you in the way you manage your money. It could be a parent, a sibling, friend, pastor, or anyone else that has given you inspiration and motivation to manage your money wisely. my answer: In middle and high school, I attended a youth group at my local church in South Florida. I had several volunteer youth leaders that hung out with us just for the sake of being spiritual mentors to us and for some reason, they thought we were pretty fun to hang around. There were two couples, and I won’t name them for the sake of privacy, that I looked up to quite a bit when it came to spiritual and life matters. They were in there early 20’s when I met them, and I saw both couples start dating and get married. I also saw the way they...

Don’t Count On Social Security For Your Retirement
2008-03-28 12:59:00
If you’re in your 40’s, 50’s, or 60’s, you’ll probably see the full social security benefits promised to you when you paid into the system throughout your working career. This article from CNN Money via Yahoo Finance, talks about the report that was released this week that Social Security funds will be tapped out by 2041 if it is not reformed. So, that means that if you’re in your 20’s or 30’s, you’ll be funding social security for your parents, but you won’t get jack squat back when it’s your time to retire. The article goes on to talk about what the three presidential candidates would do to help reform the social security system. Here are the quotes from the article. Clinton, for instance, has pledged to stop the practice of the federal government borrowing the surplus paid into Social Security . That’s a noble idea, said Bixby, but difficult to achieve because the government relies on the money. In additi...
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Common Question Asked About The Economic Stimulus Check
2008-03-28 02:05:00
I have been receiving a few emails from people asking a question similar to this: If I owe taxes to the government for 2007, will I still receive the stimulus check? Answer: YES. These refund checks had to be created somehow, so the government created a tax credit for 2008. Instead of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Common Question Asked About The Economic Stimulus Check ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/common-ques tion-asked-about-the-economic-stimulus-ch eck/" });
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Review: The Samung Flat-Panel Television
2008-03-27 12:15:00
I’m going to start a series where I review a consumer product from time to time that I have had either a bad or good experience with. The posts will be under the simple category, “Review s ”. Today’s product is the Samsung LCD Flat -Panel family of Television s. What I own: I have ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Review: The Samung Flat-Panel Television", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/review-the- samung-flat-panel-television/" });

What We Can Learn From the Bear Stearns Down Fall
2008-03-27 02:29:00
If you keep up with current events and/or financial news, then you probably heard about the demise of Bear Stearns , a once large investment brokerage firm. Many were shocked when the news came out that JP Morgan would be buying Bear Stearns at $2 a share, when months ago the stock was trading at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What We Can Learn From the Bear Stearns Down Fall ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/what-we-can -learn-from-the-bear-stearns-down-fall/" });
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Seven Ways to Save Your House From Foreclosure
2008-03-26 02:38:00
If you haven’t already noticed, the housing market is correcting itself right now. That’s what capitalistic markets do, they correct themselves. The government has intervened a little bit, but for the most part, you are seeing the housing market fix itself. Unfortunately, thousands of hard-working citizens are losing their homes. They ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Seven Ways to Save Your House From Foreclosure ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/seven-ways- to-avoid-foreclosure-and-save-your-home/" });
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First-Time Homeowners, Consider Buying in 2008
2008-03-24 20:16:00
We all know that the housing market has crashed, and it is working to correct itself from the housing boom. Unfortunately, foreclosures and falling home prices are the result of the market correcting itself. However, as prices fall in your area and sellers become more desperate to dump the home they bought a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "First-Time Homeowners, Consider Buying in 2008", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/first-time- homeowners-consider-buying-in-2008/" });
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Use Direct Deposit For Your Tax Refund To Receive Your Economic Stimulus Ch
2008-03-20 17:20:00
If you are one of the prompt ones that will be filing your taxes before the April 15th deadline, but have not done it yet, be sure to sign up for direct deposit of your tax refund if possible. According to Fox Business News and the IRS, if you had or will have your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Use Direct Deposit For Your Tax Refund To Receive Your Economic Stimulus Check Early", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/use-direct- deposit-for-your-tax-refund-to-receive-yo ur-economic-stimulus-check-early/" });
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Take Advantage of Free e-File For Your Tax Return
2008-03-18 22:51:00
April 15th is 27 days away, and I can actually hear some of you clenching your teeth right now at the thought of it. Isn’t ridiculous that doing your taxes takes such a big chunk out of our free time? One of the few good things the IRS has ever done for us ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Take Advantage of Free e-File For Your Tax Return ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/take-advant age-of-free-e-file-for-your-tax-return/" });
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