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Summer is coming to an end; August is your last chance to do a number of things before school starts and “normal life” returns. Your July financial checklist should be just about finished, and you should be getting ready for everything that comes with fall.
August is a great time to look ahead to the school [...]

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Throughout the recession, many people were just happy to have jobs. After all, with companies laying off workers in force, those who kept their jobs had no desire leave and enter the job market. Now, though, there is evidence that workers are feeling more confident, ready to move on. More employees are quitting, and if [...]

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Let Financial Not Fashion Sense Run Your Back-to-School Shopping

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Don’t let haphazard shopping ruin your finances this school year. Make a plan or you could be like the millions of parents who spent approximately $564 per child last year on back-to-school shopping sprees (mostly on clothes). Of course your local retail stores love when you spend your money and they persuade you to open [...]

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July’s Financial Checklist: 5 Things to Do This Month

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It’s a fresh month. How are your finances coming along? June marked the halfway point in the year, and the June financial checklist reflected on your progress so far, and set the foundation for the next half of the year. Now July is here, and it is time to continue your efforts at keeping your [...]

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Getting Your Credit Card Debt Under Control

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Unfortunately we now live in a society where we have to have things now; nobody seems to save for what they want anymore and everybody uses credit. This can be a bad idea, and many people find themselves in huge amounts of debt to their credit cards. Getting into debt is easy; [...]

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Get Ready for Next Year’s Tax Season

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If you take an hour or two now to set up a system that can help you stay organized throughout the year, you will find that preparing your tax return next year is a lot less stressful.

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February’s Financial Checklist

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Now that the year is solidly under way, and you might be slowing down in terms of financial resolutions, consider these 5 items that can keep you fiscally fit in February.

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5 (plus 1) Tax Moves to Consider for 2010

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It is not too early to plan for the 2010 taxes. Here are the 5 moves you can make right now, and 1 bonus, that will help you ensure that Uncle Sam gets only his fair share and nothing more

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Top 10 Stories on Personal Dividends in 2009

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As 2009 ended, Personal Dividends completed its first year of existence. It has been a very exciting and eventful year for the fledgling site and we are proud to have achieved what we have in the last year. None of this could have been possible without your readership and support and we would like to [...]

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Keeping Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions

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According to a study done by a psychology professor at the University of Scranton, John Norcross, people who make New Year’s resolutions are 10 times more likely to accomplish the changes they want than those who don’t formally resolve. So even though only one in five people manage to keep their New Year’s resolutions, those who at least make them are on the right track to eventually accomplish lasting changes.

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