The Bankruptcy Abuse and Prevention Act of 2005 went into effect on 10/17 and the uncertainty surrounding the new rules was so intense, bankruptcy filings more than tripled in the days leading up to the deadline (or 11x, depending on what article and time period you’re referencing). The fear was understandable. For months [...]
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As I peruse some of my favorite websites and other forums around the Internet, I often see questions of a rather basic personal finance nature posted. Sometimes they are as simple as “What is a 401(k)?” and sometimes more complex like “How do I create a reasonable budget?” Much of the time, these questions are being asked by young people just starting out. Sometimes these questions are being asked too late, when young people have already dug themselves into a bit of a financial hole.
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We’ve all seen what’s been going on with gasoline prices, as described in Elana’s article on Exploding Gas Prices. Well, get ready for winter to have you opening your wallet wider than ever.
In this past Sunday’s The Philadelphia Inquirer, A Costly Winter details just what we’re looking at as far as prices.
Residential heating-oil [...]
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Some of you might have known a problem with the site earlier, and I apologize. It’s been fixed. The only side-effect will be the LiveJournal feed will have an entry pointing to a bad URL. It should eventually add a new entry with the correct URL. Probably around the time this explanation goes through. A detailed explanation is in the article…
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