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Personal Finance > Banking Basics Bank checking account reviews: Bank of America: 1 of 10
Bank of America (BOA) is one of America's oldest banks and offers an extraordinarily wide range of services. It is hard to find someplace that doesn't have one of their branches or ATM's. If you happen to be in one of those increasingly difficult to find locales their presence isn't felt they offer their services on line. Do... More..
Personal Finance > Banking Basics Should we switch from paper to electronic bank (and other) statements?: 1 of 7
Call it old fashioned but the switch from the traditional banking statements on paper as well as bills is hardly appealing. While the world is fighting to go "green" and reduce paper usage and computers are now considered a safe and competent alternative it is hard to make that leap of faith to changing over again. Why is it... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Places to buy money orders: 1 of 6
Money orders can be purchased almost anywhere these days from the corner store to large retail outlets in some cases. While some are cheap and may make you feel a bit hesitant with unknown names, others are very well known and safe to use. The key is combining the two factors; being easy to purchase and carrying a reasonable... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Teaching yourself about money: 1 of 4

The best way to teach yourself about money is the tried and true method of experience. You can read all you want on the topic and watch MSNBC or such venues religiously, but nothing beats getting in the game and actually doing something. While I don't suggest you jump right in with both feet and invest your nest egg spur of ... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Where to buy money orders: 1 of 4
Finding a place to buy money orders is not very difficult, however finding a place to buy money orders at a good rate that will not wind up being a scam is quite another thing. In general there are only a handful of really good companies selling money orders you can buy from without that gnawing feeling something is going to... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement How to plan early for a secure retirement: 2 of 7
How early is too early to begin planning for a secure retirement? The answer is never. It is never to early to start not only planning but actively taking charge of your financial destiny in regards to a secure and hopefully plentiful retirement nest egg. Now that we have established that, how does one go about that? Granted... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) How to save money during the summer: 2 of 5
With the summer upon us everyone is looking for ways to cut down on their bills and put a little extra money away with sacrificing too much. Luckily there are ways to meet these goals, and the best news of all is that they not only will work for you this summer, but every summer! Even if it seems a little annoying on the sur... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards How to avoid credit card impulse spending: 4 of 9
All impulse spending is dangerous but credit card impulse spending is like ingesting a poison that takes years to work through your system. You may have resolved time and again you wouldn't let yourself get caught making that last second purchase of a "to die for" outfit you just happened to pass on the way to the checkout. ... More..
Personal Finance > Taxes Tax implications of the 2009 federal stimulus package: 1 of 1
The 2009 economic stimulus package which was signed into law on February 17, has left many people with plenty of unanswered questions primarily because this year it is going to manifest a bit differently than in the past. There are seven key areas of the plan which have caused significant confusion which will be set straight... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) An overview of the rarest U.S. paper currency ever printed: 1 of 1
With so much paper currency floating around most people assume they have seen it all. In fact many people think of the $2 bill as a rarity when in fact it is actually pretty common and easy to come by at any bank. The fact is there are bills out there that are far rarer than most people think, and even if they are no longer ... More..