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Food & Drink > Sauce, Spread & Dip Recipes Recipes: Avocado and bean salsa: 13 of 14
5 medium tomatoes, firm 1 small red onion 3 cloves of garlic 2 small limes 1 medium avocado, ripe 1 can beans of choice 1/2 medium bunch of cilantro Remove seeds from tomatoes and finely chop. Add finely chopped onions and avocado, and contents of beans. Finish with juice from two limes, minced garlic, and finely chopped cil... More..
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans FHA minimum-down-payment change for 2009: 16 of 16
There are important changes you must be aware of if you want to buy a home in 2009 and beyond, and plan to use a federal program such as FHA to do it. The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA for short, is a federal program run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides mortgage insurance on loan... More..
Personal Finance > Investing Basics Smart ways to invest with just $200: 11 of 11
Congratulations on having saved $200. A good savings plan is the successful start to having cash available for investing. Investing your excess savings is critical, regardless of how small the amount, since money loses value due to inflation over time. This means that if you keep your $200 in cash for a few years, it will sl... More..
Personal Finance > Investing Basics Dollar cost averaging: How this simple investing strategy helps your money grow: 10 of 10
In simple terms, dollar cost averaging means you purchase approximately the same amount (in dollars) of a security multiple times at regular intervals. As the transactions take place with different share prices at each purchase interval, the per-share cost is averaged over multiple transactions. This method of purchasing sec... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Secrets of self-directed Roth IRAs: 3 of 3
A Roth IRA is a type of retirement investment account that is usually self-managed by the investor. Unlike an employer 401k, a Roth IRA account has access to all the stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that a typical investment accounts can trade, and sometimes even more. Roth IRA are different than a traditional IRA primarily i... More..