Earning Extra Money – 5 Fool-Proof Methods Revealed

February 22, 2010

Everybody wants to be earning extra money since the recession hit. Many people around the country are struggling to pay their bills, and they want to know what they can do to make up the difference.
Well, I’ve by no means cornered the market on ideas for earning extra money. But I have been working from [...]

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Selling Gold Jewelry – A Good Idea?

February 21, 2010

Selling gold jewelry has become quite a big business recently. I’m sure you’ve seen the TV ads encouraging you to call and pawn off your gold jewelry for some cash.
It’s tempting, for sure. After all, gold has been sitting at more than $1,000 an ounce for a long time now.
Most of the sales pitches rest [...]

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Retail Credit Card – When Credit Bites Back

February 20, 2010

You might think a retail credit card would be harmless. And you may be right. But my good friend told me a story about his wife that left me speechless. (Well, not really, because here I am now writing about it.)
In this particular case, the retail credit card actually got his wife fired from her [...]

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American Credit Card Debt – Symptom of a Debt-Based Currency

February 19, 2010

American credit card debt ballooned rapidly in the 90s and early to mid-2000s leaving many families with total combined balances in excess of $10,000. Some used the easy credit irresponsibly, racking up $50,000+ in consumer debt (not even counting car debts).
Then, in the fall of 2007, signs of weakness in the housing market — and [...]

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Personal Finance – Carnival Roundup

February 19, 2010

This week I was featured in both the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Carnival of Debt Reduction.
My post about currency news was featured over on Len Penzo’s blog: The Carnival of Personal Finance CCXLIV – The Fiscally Irresponsible TV Characters Edition
And my post about car debts was an Editor’s Pick on the Reduce Debt [...]

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