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College-Bound Students and Credit Cards
The new credit card regulations are making it more difficult for college students to get credit. So what are some things parents are doing to give their college-aged kids flexibility with spending while teaching them to be responsible with their money?
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Are Mortgage Loan Modifications Enough?
Loan modifications have helped many people out of their mortgage troubles, but are they enough to make a difference in the overall problem?
Read →Niche credit cards are the credit cards that are issued in conjunction with another company, such as Starbucks, Home Depot and other large companies. Credit card companies are offering fewer and fewer of them these days.
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Squatters Income Adding Adding Billions in Disposable Income
I've been wondering what happens when someone decides they don't want to pay their mortgage but stays in their house. Do they get to live mortgage- free during this period? It turns out the answer is yes. The term for this is... Read →We will discuss how taxpayers can increase their pay by decreasing their tax withholding.
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Three Ways to Kill Your Credit
Discussing tips and strategies to maintain a positive credit score, and to avoid the common pitfalls!
Read →World famous author Mary Higgins Clark bought a seat on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. What is the woman known to write about serial killers doing with a seat on the country's largest options and futures market?
Read →BestCashCow likes to stress the importance of savings and prudent fiscal management but all of that assumes a healthy income. You can't save and invest money if you don't have it. So, to take a step back we have put together a list of the top jobs for the next decade. We compiled the list by pulling data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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U.S. Leveling Currency Manipulator Charges on China?
Considering how much cash the US Government owns China, maybe it's a bad idea to be accusing them of manipulating currency exchange rates....
Read →The gold bugs are constantly hawking the aurum on television and everywhere else they can get some face time, but here are four reasons to give argentum a look instead.
Read →US Companies have the most cash relative to debt on record in the final quarter of 2009. The financial crisis showed companies that cash is king - but what are they going to do with this gigantic hoard?
Read →According to a UK-based hedge fund manager, the Healthcare Bill recently passed by the US government shows that the country is in decline. How accurate is this opinion and how do investors protect themselves?
Read →Average the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates moved up 3 basis points last week from 4.96% to 4.99% according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey. The BestCashCow mortgage averages actually declined slightly falling from 4.96% to 4.95%. Either way, both averages show mortgage rates under 5%.
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