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Debra Guenterberg doesn't have to go to a horror movie to get spooked. She says she's been living a nightmare for the past 13 years...Two men stole her name and her husband's Social Security number. They used the information to obtain credit cards, buy...
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tool goes here As we're being bombarded with bargains, we're all wondering: Just how do you play Santa when your wallet screams Scrooge?...Yet how do you save money besides rushing out at 3 a.m. on Black Friday? -Be a frugalista, not a fashionista. ...
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tool goes here Can you afford the holidays? "Even Santa is having a budget problem this year," said Dorothy Guzek, a financial counselor at the Troy, Mich., office of GreenPath Debt Solutions...Credit cards aren't going to cut it anymore for many families....
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In the growth years preceding the credit crisis of 2008, banks, especially private ones, had loosened their purse strings. In those years, credit growth averaged above 30 per cent and loans and cards were easy to get. Then the crisis struck, the fear...
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Your new frugal lifestyle is being tested by holiday shopping. The National Retail Federation expects people to spend an average $683 on the festivities this season. That's down 3 percent from last year's $705, but it's still a substantial sum. For...
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The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. The parliamentary...
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Coleman, stung by the angry reaction to a 50 percent parking-meter rate increase, is taking steps to pacify business owners and City Council members. Besides setting up a group that includes business representatives to monitor the effect of the rate increase,...
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Enthusiasts of frequent-flier mileage have all kinds of crazy strategies for racking up credits, but few have been as quick and easy as turning coins into miles. At least several hundred mile-junkies discovered that a free shipping offer on presidential...
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Some big retailers are balking at federal proposals that would make it a lot tougher for them to dole out instant credit at the cash register. The restrictions, if enacted by the Federal Reserve, would force retailers to gather more financial information...
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In the world of taxes, there are two types of gifts: gifts to charitable organizations and gifts to everyone else. Both types have their own benefits and income tax implications. Giving to charity is one of the best tax-planning opportunities because...
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