Personal finance

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DebtAdviser: Quitclaim deed isn't a release from mortgage bc-debt17-quitclaim(sh) | By: STEVE BUCCI | Source: bankrate.com | Personal Finance (BX) Jun 17, 2013 11:52 AM By STEVE BUCCI Dear Debt Adviser: I am a 71-year-old divorced woman with a lot of debt. I work part time to supplement Social Security. I own a house and a condo. I bought the condo when prices were high. I discovered I did not like condo living a
Learn to be an effective 'squeaky wheel' with faulty goods bc-complain-howto(sh) | By: CLAUDIA BUCK | Source: Sacramento Bee | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) Jun 14, 2013 12:52 PM By CLAUDIA BUCK Got a gripe? Whether it's a faulty cellphone, a cranky washing machine or a designer dress that falls apart, inevitably something goes wrong with something you've bought. What do you do? Too many of us just give up or don't bother
DebtAdviser: Pay debt or invest in kid's 529 plan? bc-debt-529plan(sh) | By: STEVE BUCCI | Source: bankrate.com | Personal Finance (BX) Jun 13, 2013 2:27 PM By STEVE BUCCI Dear Debt Adviser: My wife and I have $32,000 in credit card debt. The good thing about this (if you can call it good) is we're paying zero percent interest over the next 12 to 18 months. My question focuses on my son, who's going t
Hired: Aim carefully after firing off your resume bc-hired-shotgun(sh) | By: MARVIN WALBERG | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) Jun 6, 2013 1:27 PM By MARVIN WALBERG A job search author from years gone by was talking about following through after making contact with an employer, recruiter, or network contact. He was talking specifically about sending out resumes, and said, "If you are not wil
Real: Hire an inspector to avoid homebuying horrors bc-real-horrors(sh) | By: SUSAN LADIKA | Source: bankrate.com | Business & Economy (FF), Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) Jun 6, 2013 1:22 PM By SUSAN LADIKA From a 15-foot boa constrictor holed up in the dark to a house ready to collapse in a stiff breeze to electrical wiring that bursts into flames at the flip of a switch, home inspectors have seen it all. And those horror stories cou
DebtAdviser: How far can creditors go with bank levy? bc-debt03-levy(sh) | By: STEVE BUCCI | Source: bankrate.com | Personal Finance (BX) Jun 3, 2013 3:29 PM By STEVE BUCCI Dear Debt Adviser: This morning, I found out my checking account has been drained of its entire balance. Customer service told me that there was a bank levy placed on that account, and all funds had been withdrawn. So here's my questi
How to protect personal information while on vacation bc-idtheft-vacation(sh) | By: PATRICIA SABATINI | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) May 31, 2013 1:45 PM By PATRICIA SABATINI Inviting an identity thief along on your summer vacation may sound absurd, but that's essentially what many people do by ignoring simple steps to protect their personal information. Travelers are great targets for an ID thief
Real Estate Watch: New tactics for relisting a home bc-real-relisting(sh) | By: MICHAEL ESTRIN | Source: bankrate.com | Business & Economy (FF), Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) May 30, 2013 12:55 PM By MICHAEL ESTRIN Relisting a home isn't an enviable position for any seller. Something went wrong the first time, and for many sellers, trying again to sell the home raises more questions than answers. While it's common for real estate agents to ha
Hired: For resumes, avoid cliches and empty phrases bc-hired-overused(sh) | By: MARVIN WALBERG | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) May 30, 2013 12:30 PM By MARVIN WALBERG Do you think that describing yourself as highly qualified, a self-starter, or a creative problem solver, will help you stand out on the job hunt? Think again. According to a new OfficeTeam survey, these are among the most overused
No cash in your pockets? That's becoming the norm for most consumers bc-no-cash(sh) | By: KIM ODE | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) May 24, 2013 1:35 PM By KIM ODE Open your wallet. Amid the receipts, ticket stubs, credit cards, driver's license and family photos, is there any cash? No? Join the crowd. Only 1 in 5 Americans always carries cash. The rest more often use credit and debit cards. One con
Hired: Stay in the game for a successful job search bc-hired-drive(sh) | By: MARVIN WALBERG | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Business & Economy (FF), Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) May 23, 2013 2:00 PM By MARVIN WALBERG Suppose you are 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weigh about 180 pounds, and you are dribbling the basketball down the court full speed, going for a lay-up, when all of a sudden you see LeBron James of The Miami Heat coming up in front
Real: Work out details with a home contractor first bc-real-contractors(sh) | By: DEBORAH ABRAMS KAPLAN | Source: bankrate.com | Business & Economy (FF), Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX), American League Baseball (BA) May 23, 2013 1:45 PM By DEBORAH ABRAMS KAPLAN When you hire a contractor for your home renovation, should you really have to worry whether the new refrigerator will fit? Whether the outlets are wired to current standards? And who will be responsible for paying the plu
DebtAdviser: Pay debt while improving credit score bc-debt-improve20(sh) | By: STEVE BUCCI | Source: bankrate.com | Personal Finance (BX) May 20, 2013 3:15 PM By STEVE BUCCI Dear Debt Adviser: I'd like to pay off about $5,000 in credit card debt over the next one to two years. This is an old debt, and I will not be incurring other charges in that time. I have recently received offers for a zero-interest
Extraordinary wealth inequality between U.S. races, study finds bc-race-wealthgap(sh) | By: TIM GRANT | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Business & Economy (FF), Personal Finance (BX) May 17, 2013 2:42 PM By TIM GRANT Wealth disparities for middle-income blacks and Hispanics have worsened over the past three decades relative to white families, largely because of a lower likelihood of owning homes and retirement accounts, according to the Urban Ins
Real: Effective and cheap home-security solutions bc-real-security(sh) | By: DEBORAH ABRAMS KAPLAN | Source: bankrate.com | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX), Home (LH) May 16, 2013 12:45 PM By DEBORAH ABRAMS KAPLAN You spend time and money to create a nice home. How can you protect it from intruders without it costing a fortune? It's easier than you think. Chris Hsiung, a lieutenant with the Mountain View Police Department in Califor
Consumers still confused about credit scores bc-credit-scores(sh) | By: PATRICIA SABATINI | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Personal Finance (BX) May 14, 2013 11:40 AM By PATRICIA SABATINI Many consumers are confused about credit scores, harboring costly misunderstandings that could result in lower scores and thousands of dollars in extra finance charges, according to a just-released survey from the Consumer Fede
'Digital assets': the new frontier for estate planning bc-digital-assets(sh) | By: TIM GRANT | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) May 13, 2013 1:50 PM By TIM GRANT So much of our lives are spent online -- banking, shopping, social networking -- that a new category of personal property has emerged, known to estate planners as "digital assets." Digital assets include any work or possessions store
DebtAdviser: Should he pay off student loan, despite low rate? bc-debt-studentloan(sh) | By: STEVE BUCCI | Source: bankrate.com | Personal Finance (BX) May 13, 2013 1:45 PM By STEVE BUCCI Dear Debt Adviser: I own my home and have no mortgage or note. I have no debts except a student loan of about $11,000, and I can pay that off right now. I've always wanted to be debt-free, and I could write a check tomorrow and do t
In family finances, moms lead the way bc-moms-finances(sh) | By: JENNIFER NAPIER-PEARCE | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Business & Economy (FF), Personal Finance (BX) May 10, 2013 1:10 PM By JENNIFER NAPIER-PEARCE Moms are more likely than dads to have a sit-down with their grown children about money. A study conducted by Fidelity Investments shows adult children are much more likely to have in-depth discussions about wills, retire
Use 'minimum' knowledge to gain maximum credit card savings bc-credit-savings(sh) | By: PATRICIA SABATINI | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) May 10, 2013 12:35 PM By PATRICIA SABATINI The most important information on your monthly credit card bill isn't necessarily the balance. Instead, that could be the little box out front -- mandated under the federal Credit Card Act of 2009 -- explaining how long it wo
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