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Money Roundup: Protecting Your Kids From ID Theft, Getting Free Redbox Rentals, and More
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
I admit it – I’m addicted to personal finance articles. Every week, I wade through lots of them, looking for the best of the best. Here are 10 that are worthy of your time – 5 from mainstream sites and 5 from personal finance blogs. Why It Shouldn’t Have Been a Lost Decade for Investors ... [Read more]
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Shoring Up Your Walls of Protection
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
The fierce storms that blew through many parts of the U.S. recently are prompting me to re-run a post that originally ran last summer, right after we experienced one of the worst storms our community had ever seen. It was dinnertime when the skies turned an ominous color and the winds started howling. I flipped ... [Read more]
Taking Your Finances From Good to Great: Part Two
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
It’s right about now when many of us make goals for the New Year. We dream of where we’d like to go in the various areas of life – health, relationships, finances – and then we start creating a plan. In “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins says that’s the exact wrong path to greatness. ... [Read more]
Building Walls of Protection
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
A fierce storm blew through our town recently. Because a tornado had been spotted nearby, we took shelter in the basement. News reports said the storm was moving quickly, so I figured we’d be back upstairs soon enough. But then I heard a disturbing sound coming from our basement bathroom, the sound of water gurgling. ... [Read more]
Disability Insurance Disconnect
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Your ability to earn income is among your most valuable assets, and yet very few people have disability insurance. According to a recent survey by Northwestern Mutual, less than half of all adults age 21 or older have disability insurance. The non-profit Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education provides helpful information about disability insurance, ... [Read more]
Your Life is an Open Book
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
It sounds like a horrific scene out of some sci-fi movie set decades down the road – lots of computer databases filled with lots of information about…you! But it’s not some fictionalized account of the future; it’s today’s reality. As described in Consumer Reports, information about your use of credit, insurance claims, medical history, and ... [Read more]
Your Own Financial Stress Test
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
With the nation’s banks now having to submit to stress tests to determine their financial health, CNNand Money magazine decided to create a free online personal financial stress test. By working through a handful of mostly easy-to-answer questions, you can get a quick read on the strength of your household’s finances. While I like the ... [Read more]
Boring But Necessary
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Insurance won’t win any excitement prizes, but it’s a topic that a lot of us need to know more about. In a recent national survey from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the average respondent correctly answered just four of ten questions. Most people did not know that auto insurance does not automatically cover ... [Read more]
Making Sure Your Money Is Safe
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
The news of the past couple of weeks has been unsettling for many people, with Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch being sold, and AIG getting a government bailout. Even if you don’t have money in these institutions it can make you wonder how safe your money is. In the midst of all the ... [Read more]
