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How to Start an American Funds Retirement

By ChristiB

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American Funds is a well known family of mutual funds that have been in business offering funds since 1931. The company in general has taken a long term, conservative approach to investing, making their funds attractive to many for retirement ... more »

How to Start Building Credit

By thebigandy

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This eHow will help you learn the best ways to build a credit score.. more »

How to Start Building Good Credit

By bmdoyle

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There is one key step that someone can take that will help them begin to build good credit..... more »

How to Stay Warm When You Are Poor

By AgesAgo

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Low Income and Cold Weather. You can beat the cold and the high utility bills by pooling your efforts... more »

How to Steal an Election in a Condo

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Whether it is a personal vendetta or just a strong desire to lord over the neighbors, stealing an election in a condo is one of life's little pleasures. With careful planning and a fearless execution, anyone can create a personal kingdom in the ... more »

How to Steps for buying a home

By koneru

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Steps to keep in mide from looking for a home till move-in.. more »

How to Stockpile

By Sarah Forhan

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In these stressful economic times we, as consumers, are looking to save money anyway we can. For over a year now, I have been stockpiling non-perishable foods, toiletries, paper goods, and cleaning supplies. I try to keep a three month stock ... more »

How to Stop a CitiBank Mortgage Foreclosure

By John O'Mahony

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Americans in their thousands are currently having trouble making their monthly mortgage payments. And if you're one of the unlucky ones, the most important thing you can do is contact your lender immediately. Lenders like CitiBank say they're ... more »

How to Stop a Wells Fargo Mortgage Foreclosure

By John O'Mahony

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Millions of Americans are currently having trouble making mortgage payments. And if you're one of the unlucky ones, the most important thing you can do is to contact your lender immediately. Lenders like Wells Fargo Bank are keen to help ... more »

How to stop being a compulsive shopper

By Mandrz82

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How many of you have gone shopping spent so much money in a matter of minutes then the second you get home and start putting your stuff away, you realize... Wait! Did I really need this? Hopefully I can help you!.. more »

How to Stop Bothersome Bill Collectors.

By Willi493

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The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects consumers against the bullying tactics that were once stock-in-trade practices of collection agencies. If you feel you are being unduly pressured. Or are you actually being harassed by a ... more »

How to Stop Collection Calls, Or Not

By Wagen-Load-Pro

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Obviously, the easiest way to stop collection calls is never give your creditor a reason to call to begin with. Never apply for credit, always pay in cash, or if you do get credit, never get into credit trouble by paying off your credit cards ... more »

How to Stop Compulsive Buying

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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For some folks, buying compulsively can be a way to improve their mood or to help them feel empowered. The uncontrollable urge to spend money, often on items that are unnecessary, can give the spender a high when they are purchasing, but ... more »

How to Stop Creditors From Looking at Your Credit Report Monthly

By artbyheather

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Do you want to know how to get those pesky creditors to quit looking at your credit report on a monthly basis?.. more »

How to Stop Creditors From Reporting Your Credit, Or Not

By Wagen-Load-Pro

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In the previous three articles, “How to Get Credit”, “How to Stop Creditors From Collecting Your Money, Or Not”, and “How to Stop Collection Calls, Or Not”, I discussed how your ability to receive credit is governed by understanding the credit ... more »

How to Stop Debt Collectors

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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It can happen to the best of us. You find yourself unable to make even the minimum payments on your bills, and now you are avoiding the seemingly endless flood of letters and phone calls from collectors. You don't have to keep hiding, there are ... more »

How to Stop Employers From Withholding Income Taxes

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Employers withhold money from your paycheck to cover the income taxes you owe to the IRS. You can change your withholding amount if you stop earning at the same level, marry, have children, buy a home or make other decisions that affect your ... more »

How to Stop Foreclosure

By marinaclark

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Experiencing Foreclosure is one of the worst things that can ever happen to you. But if you chose to stay calm and take some practical steps, you could get out of Foreclosure... more »

How to Stop Foreclosure Before You're at Risk

By Limowreck

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A shakey financial times and predatory lending practices have home-owners searching desperately for ways to stop foreclosure. If securing your home-ownership is a high priority, a HELOC can provide a safety net to carry you and your mortgage ... more »

How to stop foreclosure in the preforeclosure stage

By Carol

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Today's declining economy is taking a toll on American homeowners. Many Americans are in default on their mortgage and sadly thousands of homes across the country are in foreclosure. The foreclosure byproduct of a weakening economy has forced ... more »

How to Stop Foreclosure on your House

By xrayness

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If you are in jeopardy of losing your home then you need to read this article. The key to saving your home is to start doing something today. There are different options, but you have to act now to avoid foreclose... more »

How to Stop Internet Identity Theft

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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The Internet has opened unprecedented access to goods and services for people around the world. Today, most people think little of using their credit cards online, but the fact is that many tens of thousands of identities are stolen this way each ... more »

How to Stop Receiving Paper Bill in the Mail

By abbeyroad920

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Many people still receive paper bills in the mail. While this is an easy way to remember when you have to pay bills, it's not good for the environment. There are plenty of ways to take care of your bills other than using the mail. Learn how to ... more »

How to Stop Stressing about Money

By xrayness

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If you are reading this article then you are stressing about money in your life. Listen folks, money is an idea. Before there was money what did people do? They lived a simple life, farmed, bartered and had no debt. We don't live that way today, ... more »

How to Stop Your Home From Being Foreclosed On (website assistance)

By byllz

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Saving your home from foreclosure is not always easy but if you follow the steps below it will increase your odds of saving your house... more »