Pet insurance-A Costly Necessity

February 15, 2012

Pet insurance might seem an uneeded expense to most budget concious and the financial expert community – but this is one I take issue with, and regret not having currently. While it may look frivolous, pet insurance is actually health insurance for part of your family. Here’s a recent article from Reuter’s News Service to [...]

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How to Stay Healthy When Unemployed

February 13, 2012

Having some healthy guidelines while unemployed not only helps to take your mind off of the employment issue; keeping healthy while unemployed also helps maintain your energy levels. It also reduces the potential for health problems such as depression, diabetes, high cholesterol, excess weight gain and a great number of others. With a few simple [...]

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Mini Economic Gains Screw With the Unemployed

February 8, 2012

I keep reading about how the economy in the US is supposed to be gaining ground. Actually I think its going slower than the papers report but here’s a story from the Washington Post. Fewer sought unemployment aid last week as modest economic growth reduces layoffs – The Washington Post. Now, I keep track of [...]

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Why We Need National Statutes of Limitations for Collections

February 6, 2012

I came across a story in the Washington Post over the weekend. Have old debts? The collector might be too late. – The Washington Post. It was about a man and his fight with Asset Acceptance Capital, one of the largest debt collection agents in the US. I’ve come across these guys as well. They [...]

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How Teachers Can Help With Financial Responsibility

February 3, 2012

Remember Home Ec in high school? I don’t mean the sewing and cooking part. Remember when things like checking and budgeting were part of the curriculum? What the hell happened to making sure teens were ready for basic financial responsibility when they left school? Now, I know with budget constraints and all the other crap [...]

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Unemployed or Under Employed, You Can Still Make Something

February 1, 2012

I was reading through the news via Google, as I’ve started doing on a regular basis lately, and came across this story from the DesMoines Register. Unemployment claims rise, but so do orders for durable goods | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com. And after reading the story, it got me thinking. If someone is [...]

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Bank Transfer Day – Let’s Keep Going

January 30, 2012

Over the weekend I spotted an article on Bank Transfer Day. I almost forgot about it, not that it wasn’t important, but that I only have a few dollars and they’re already in a local credit union. I transferred over last year. But to show how big the story still is, and should be here’s [...]

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Being Poor on Purpose

January 27, 2012

I’m borrowing from another author or two again today. And again, there’s a reason for it. Because they said it so much better than I could; and that it ties into something else I believe in here. Over at She Negotiates, Lisa Gates wrote a post about “nobile poverty”. The reason I bring this up [...]

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Fewer college students volunteer their time – USATODAY.com

January 25, 2012

Here’s the actual article Fewer college students volunteer their time – USATODAY.com. I found this article surfing through Google News on Sunday. It makes me wonder. How many people are limiting themselves, both socially and financially, by actively limiting their networking ability; and on top of that, their ability to be exposed to new or [...]

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