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We Can't Buy Our Way Out of a Recession

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Black Friday is over. This year, there were many news stories of hope and optimism that consumers would rush out and buy, buy, buy.
The broadcast news stations sent their local correspondents to talk with mall owners and department store managers to get their forecast. The ones I saw used their interviews to plug discounts, their [...]

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Is It Possible to Completely Avoid Black Friday?

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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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Change Your Attitudes to Change Your Finances

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As someone who works hard at self-improvement on many levels, I'm always mindful of useful aphorisms to help foster growth. One good one is that "actions dictate outcomes, but thoughts dictate actions."
In personal finance as in the rest of life, how you think determines how you act, and consequently, the results you get.
Quite simply, if [...]

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Is Watching TV Economical Entertainment?

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I've never hidden the fact that I watch a lot of TV. I can keep up a conversation on most of the popular shows these days, and definitely have some favorites (Entourage, 24, The Office, to name a few).
Am I proud to admit that I watch a lot of TV? Well, not really — there [...]

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How Credit Card Users Are Getting Screwed

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View full size. (via the excellent folks at Visual Economics)

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Why I Track My Spending, Not Budget It

I've asked you before about how you manage your spending: do you budget it or track it?
It's a question that everyone can answer differently, but I've generally found that it falls along one path: if you're starting out your financial journey, learning how to better manage your money and haven't built the good habits needed [...]

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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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