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How to Avoid College-Savings Pitfalls

By The Improper NYC

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Since college costs these days are skyrocketing, how should parents prioritize their saving and investing plans? Here are some steps you can take to avoid making some common college-savings mistakes... more »

How to Avoid Identity Theft

By MarlaineMarie

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Identity theft is the unapproved use of your personal information. It can cost you money, destroy your credit and ruin your good name! Here are ways to help avoid it!.. more »

How to Avoid Impulse Buying at the Grocery Store

By asmestad

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Grocery stores are designed to create impulse buying. They use flashy endcaps, sale signs and flags along the aisles and candy and toys in the check-out to grab the customer's attention. Bright colors and packaging try to catch your eyes and ... more »

How to Avoid Losing Money on Bad Investments

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Whether you are a first-time investor or a savvy investment guru, know that mistakes happen. The key to avoiding mishaps is to keep on top of investment rules, tax codes and annual reports... more »

How to Avoid Mail Fraud

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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We all know that stealing from the mail and using the mail to defraud are federal crimes. Yet, scams still occur. Be wary and alert... more »

How to Avoid Scams

By CCrock

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If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. With all the scams and fraud around, it can be hard to avoid enticing messages and offers to claim lottery winnings, inheritance, or make big bucks with a foreign lottery... more »

How to Avoid Tax Audits

By BASHARAT SHAH, MD

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Preparing taxes can be a big hassle; even bigger is when you get selected for an audit. If you are preparing your taxes yourself you better know what you are doing, otherwise you may end up paying a huge penalty... more »

How to Avoid the Three Dangers Facing All Families in Debt

By carysilberman

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How to avoid bankruptcy.. more »

How to Be a Frugal Shopper at Bath and Body Works

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Bath and Body works is a popular store that carries scented perfumes, body sprays, lotions, hair products and even makeup. Also, Bath and Body works has even been carrying products that attract young girls as well. If a regular shopper keeps in ... more »

How to Be an Executor of an Estate

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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An executor has the responsibility of carrying out the desires of the deceased as written in his will. The duties of an executor include performing an inventory and appraisal of all assets and liabilities. Once all the debts owed by the deceased ... more »

How to Be More Organized

By Cougar1002

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Something I've realized about everyday life is that the average person is so busy that organization has become a big priority. I used to tell myself I was too busy to really get myself organized, but I've learned that taking the time to do some ... more »

How to Become a One-Car Family

By Amanda Morin

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With gas prices sky-rocketing, many families are re-evaluating the need to have more than one car. The cost of filling more than one gas tank on a regular basis alongside the cost of insurance and other car-related expenses can be prohibitively ... more »

How to Become Wealthy

By John Ingrisano

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Spending too much? Saving too little? Want to become wealthy? Forget luck, the lottery or a hot stock tip. The one, sure-fire way to become wealthy is to put money to work. That means learning how to stash a portion of your hard-earned cash on a ... more »

How to Borrow Money Quickly

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Nearly everyone has experienced a financial squeeze at one point or another. Needing to borrow money fast can be stressful and panic-inducing. Remain calm. Unless you owe someone $100,000 in the next 10 minutes, take some time to consider your ... more »

How to Break Free from Mortgage Escrow

By MidniteWriter

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You may think you do not have a choice when it comes to mortgage escrow. However, in many cases, nothing could be further from the truth. You will still need to plan, have some sort of structure and discipline, because the taxes still need to ... more »

How to Bring the Cost of Your Water Bill Right Down

By Cloey

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Did you look at your latest water bill in shock and wonder how anyone could possibly use that much water? Have you thought seriously how you could cut the cost in this major commodity of life? There are ways to bring your water usage down and ... more »

How to Budget for the New Year

By Linda Hillman

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Each new Year many people that would be successful in business or their personal lives get surprised because they did not budget or have a plan for success. Yogi Berra once remarked, “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up ... more »

How to Build Credit as a New Immigrant

By Jenn McFadyen

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New immigrants to the U.S. are often surprised to learn that their credit history doesn’t follow them to their new country. This is a great chance to start over if your credit history is less than stellar. For those who have had a spotless credit ... more »

How to Buy A Foreclosed House

By Driverinmyhead

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Depending on your current local Real Estate market, you can benefit from Foreclosed Properties!.. more »

How to buy a hud home

By Lorinda Ward

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You will learn the basic of buying a hud home... more »

How to Buy a Maxi ISA

By Sonal Panse, eHow UK

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Introduced in April 1999 to encourage U.K. citizens to save, a maxi ISA is a special individual savings account in which you can invest up to £7000 in a tax year. You can have only one maxi ISA, and split your investments in cash (up to £3000) as ... more »

How to buy an indexed annuity policy

By InsureMan

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Indexed annuity policies can be a very valuable tool during economic downturns. Unlike the overall markets, these accounts do not lose value when the stock market decreases in value. However, there are many subtle, and not so subtle, ... more »

How to Buy and REHAB a Foreclosure Or Investment Property

By Driverinmyhead

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So, You think you missed the real estate boom? You didn’t. There is More Money to be made in Real Estate than nearly any other "Commodity"! Read along for some tips on Investment property... more »

How to Buy Boat Insurance

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Water sports enthusiasts usually consider a boat to be an all-in-one recreational vehicle as it can be used for waterskiing, wakeboarding, fishing, riding to your preferred vacation destination, sailing to weekend getaways, or just for lounging ... more »

How to Buy Junk Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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A junk bond is just like any other bond in that it is an IOU from a government or corporation that states how much it will pay you back (the principal), with what percent interest (the coupon rate) and the date it will pay you back (the maturity ... more »