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Find Great Hotel Deals: 7 Strategies
How does your search for a hotel go? A few big online travel sites, followed by a call to the hotel you want? Try these steps instead. by Sarah Lorge Butler
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Google Subpoena: An Attack on Capitalism
As the FTC and the Senate ratchet up their antitrust probe of search giant Google Inc., the bloggosphere has started to ask about the sincerity of the company's "do no evil" slogan. They'd be better off asking: "Who is John Galt?" by Kathy Kristof
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College Grads: Credit Card Mistakes to Avoid
Hey college grads, your formal schooling may be over but I have one more lesson for you. If you want to build and maintain good credit, you need to avoid some common credit card mistakes. by Stacey Bradford
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Why Is Housing Still Stuck?
Jill Schlesinger looks at the housing market, the glut of inventory and what it will take to get the sector moving again
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Date Night: 5 Frugal Ideas for Parents
My husband and I like to go out every Saturday night. It's how we cope with the insanity of parenting two very young kids. It also helps us maintain our relationship. But our weekly dates don't come cheap since we have to hire a babysitter. That's why I'm always on the lookout for new and...
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Twitter, Texts & Guilt: How to Curb Impulse Shopping
Jason Halladay and wife Leah Solomon have designed PiggyMojo a new way to help Americans save money on the go via text and Twitter. by Farnoosh Torabi
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Edmunds.com: Best Used Cars
Car-information Web site Edmunds.com has its annual list of best used cars out. Here is a snap shot of some of the top picks. by Farnoosh Torabi
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5 Ways to Thank Your Child's Teacher
As the parent representative for my daughter's preschool class, one of my duties is to organize a group teacher appreciation gift. So a couple of weeks ago I sent out an email to the other families to gauge how much support I could drum up to thank the lovely women who so lovingly care for our...
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Act Fast for Mortgage Bail-Out
If you're a homeowner struggling to make mortgage payments, a just-launched government program will provide zero-interest loans of up to $50,000 to pay your mortgage, property tax and insurance bills for up to two years. But you've got to act fast. by Kathy Kristof
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New Scam Aims to Hit Victims Twice
If you lost money to a fraudulent investment in the past, you're now a target of a new fraud that's using the name of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. to scam you twice. by Kathy Kristof
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