Receive a lump sum and expect to be harassed by folks wanting some of your prize.

With This (Used) Dress, I Thee Wed
Brides are saving thousands by using the web to buy once-worn gowns.

Financial tips for the college bound
With college costs on the rise, financing college expenses will become even more challenging. If your college-bound kid is heading off to campus this Fall, we’ll show you how you can keep your future Einstein out of debt.

The End of Easy Money
It’s been easy to be a fixed-income investor. That, though, could soon change.

Back-to-work season begins after Labor Day. But so, too, does a new season of job-cuts.

Freebies for home buyers
Last summer, with the hot housing market still going strong, home sellers were in the driver’s seat. Today it’s the buyers who rule and sellers seem willing to try anything to close a deal.

Earnings Jitters
Companies are getting crushed when they miss numbers. That’s making me nervous.

It’s About Time Warner
Forget AOL. It’s the media giant’s other businesses that are keeping me in the stock.

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If you find yourself overwhelmed in debt, or are considering applying for a mortgage but your debt to income ratio is too high, it may be time to consider a debt consolidation loan. Qualified mortgage companies, such as http://www.NorthstarFinance.us, offer various loan programs for individuals who need to get their debt under control. In addition, under a debt consolidation loan, consumers are much more likely to save thousands of dollars in interest rates than if they were to continue paying their high rate credit card bills each month.

Buying an airline ticket has never been a simple task – the rules of the game are always changing. But if you know how the game is played, you’ll have a better chance of saving money.

Time to Dump Your AmEx Card?
The company just announced changes to its charge cards and rewards program.

Hi-tech ways around traffic headaches
A long weekend is a great time to take your family on a road trip. Unfortunately, it’s also a great time for everyone else to take their family on a road trip and there are only so many roads to go around.

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During a recent lunch with my cousins and their friends, a very savvy, articulate teenager named Sterling asked the adults at the table why on earth he is forced to diagram sentences in school.

The End of Easy Money
It’s been easy to be a fixed-income investor. That, though, could soon change.

‘I gambled away $7,500 – must I tell Dad?’
QUESTION: I am twenty-three. Two years ago, to encourage me to start saving and to learn about investing, my father gave me $10,000. He thinks I put the money in the mutual funds he recommended. But actually, I lost all but $2,500 speculating in commodity futures.

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Your development lies mostly in the way you mobilise your resources. If you can use the property available to you in the best possible manner it will come out with the best result. Thus if you are suffering from debt and paying high interest for it then it is more profitable to pay it off by using your property.

I am not talking about selling your property. Your property has great value to you and your emotion may be attached to it. So selling it off will not solve your problem. Rather I am talking about taking a Secured Debt Consolidation Loan by offering your property as collateral. I guarantee it will prove to be a smart use of your property.

QUESTION: I am twenty-three. Two years ago, to encourage me to start saving and to learn about investing, my father gave me $10,000. He thinks I put the money in the mutual funds he recommended. But actually, I lost all but $2,500 speculating in commodity futures.

Homing In
The cooling real estate sector presents some attractive investment opportunities.

After the flood
Jennifer and Darryl Hazelwood walk slowly across the weed-infested lawn of what was once their dream house. She has not stepped inside since it was swallowed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina nearly a year ago.