From the category archives:

Spend

Is It Possible to Completely Avoid Black Friday?

Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, and by the time you read this, you'll know whether or not you bought anything.
There's a certain thrill most of us get when we buy things. But, if you're anything like me, there's also a high chance of buyer's remorse (and I don't buy too [...]

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Leasing a Car? Know the Downsides

For many people, car ownership is the second biggest ticket purchase that they're likely to make (after real estate). No matter how you slice it, a car is a substantial purchase.
My late grandfather was fond of pointing out that every vehicle he purchased in his lifetime cost as much as all the previous ones put [...]

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How to Save 70% Off Your Next Car's MSRP

Automobiles have a unique place in American consumption and personal finance. Nothing else costs so much and depreciates so fast and we continue to buy them.
As everyone knows, cars are more than transportation. For businesspeople, it is often important to have a newer car to project an image of prestige and prosperity. Others are interested [...]

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It's Time to Publicly Fund Physician Training

The need for health care reform and new health care policies keeps making the news almost every day.
Better access to health care includes better access to the knowledge and services of physicians. That would imply the number of new health care graduates should grow as the population grows, but medical school degree data published by [...]

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Ask the Readers: Do You Still Write Checks?

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I wrote a check for anything. All of my spending is using debit cards with the occasional cash purchase and once-in-a-while credit card charge.
All of those checks that I ordered way back when are just sitting around, yet to be used.
Probably the only time I'd be tempted to [...]

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Ask the Readers: Debit, Credit or Cash?

How do you spend money?
I've argued that, when it comes to your spending, you should exclusively use a debit card since it's essentially the same as cash, it's convenient, and it's easily trackable using online banking and other online tools.
But there's a decent argument for responsibly using a credit card to get rewards and cashback, [...]

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