| Lessons of a $618,616 death
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:39 GMT
Two years after her husband's death and almost 10 years after his cancer diagnosis, a woman examines the wrenching emotional and financial costs of keeping him alive.
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| Credit card debt: How to cut a deal
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:30:00 GMT
More than ever, credit card companies are ready to negotiate with borrowers who are in over their heads. But know your options before you commit.
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| Does your car insurer hate you?
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT
Insurance companies won't randomly decide to drop you or raise your rates. But many things could put you on your insurer's bad side.
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| Time to dump the housing tax credit?
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:30:00 GMT
Government support that artificially props up home values is forestalling a real recovery for the housing market.
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| Stuck with student loans for life?
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Your college debts may not be toxic, but making the wrong choice between federal and private loans can be a life-altering decision. Here's what to look out for.
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| Your 6 secret credit card perks
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:12:00 GMT
You may not know you have them, but your card issuer provides free protections and services that could cost you hundreds of dollars elsewhere.
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| Free tax help is waiting for you
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT
There are numerous programs available to help taxpayers who qualify, including outlets for filing online. The big question: Why don't more people use them?
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| Uninsured? Where to get health care
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT
Depending on your medical needs, you have several levels of health care available, from relatively inexpensive retail clinics to lifesaving, but expensive, emergency rooms.
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| The student-loan morass: How to fix it
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:06:15 GMT
Borrowing money to go to college is not the problem -- borrowing money at relatively high rates is. Private interests have given student loans a bad name.Â
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| Home sellers finally get real
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:30:00 GMT
Listing prices are drawing increasingly closer to what the market will bear. As a consequence, buyers are facing a new reality of their own: Less bargaining power.
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| 24% of home mortgages 'underwater'
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:10:00 GMT
That's an increase from over the third quarter and a year ago. Five states, including Nevada and California, continue to have most of the problems.
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| Can stores really ask you for that?
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT
It has become common for retailers to request your ID, your e-mail address and even your Social Security number. Are you obligated to provide them?
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