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| Black Friday Shopping Tips: How To Get The Best Deals On The Things On Your List (4 comments) Great post, loaded with info. And…glad we could make your favorites list. Thanks for the mention, Laura Pagles |  Laura Pagles 2009-11-20 12:10:32 |
| Start Saving Up For Infrequent Expenses And Christmas Savings Goals Using Automatic Accounts Like Smarty Pig (5 comments) I usually just try to knock out some Christmas shopping throughout the year. It takes a little planning and forethought, but as the holiday approaches, the peace of mind knowing that a percentage of your holiday shopping is already done and paid for [...] |  David/Yourfinances101 2009-11-20 07:43:50 |
| Christmas Budgeting Tips: Avoid Overspending At This Expensive Time Of Year (10 comments) Amazing saving tips. Thanks  .-= Sanatate´s last post ..Muschii fetei, fitness facial, alunga ridurile =-. [...] |  Sanatate 2009-11-20 06:05:39 |
| New Details About Making Home Affordable Program And Second Mortgage Modifications (3 comments) can anyone tell me if the 105 program covers investment properties. B [...] |  Bill Ridg 2009-11-19 19:43:08 |
| 10 Practical Ways To Save Money And Increase Your Net Worth (17 comments) I appreciate your suggestions of ways to save money. However, I wouldn’t recommend the site Hulu.com as they provide pornography and r-rated programming as well. Thankfully, it was red flagged to us to protect our family. [...] |  Kris 2009-11-19 16:05:04 |
| 50 Frugal Gifts You Can Give This Christmas (45 comments) I up for number 50! I’ll have to put that on my wish list. 
I plan on buying the digital key chain for my mom this year – filled with the grandkid’s pictures. And a few mixed CDs for family members – better get on it! Time is running out! Great [...] |  Money Funk 2009-11-19 13:36:15 |
| Government Making Home Affordable Refinance And Loan Modification Program: Do I Qualify? (118 comments) Amanda, I just emailed you the contact info for a gentleman at BoA that helped me. [...] |  Peter Anderson 2009-11-19 13:11:34 |
| Overcoming Money Issues In Marriage (10 comments) I think that whenever possible these discussions need to be had BEFORE marriage. If not, sometimes it can be too late. Second, when the discussions are had they need to be frank, and open and honest, and with mature adults. Beating around the bu [...] | David/Yourfinances101 2009-11-18 21:13:54 |
| $6500 Homebuyer Tax Credit For Current Homeowners Signed Into Law Today. Is It Retroactive? (30 comments) Sorry, they just didn’t write it this way unfortunately. [...] | Peter Anderson 2009-11-18 12:07:01 |
| 4 Ways To Develop A Thankful Heart Before Thanksgiving (14 comments) I really enjoyed the first two points in this post. Appreciating what I have and understanding that I’m already better off that 95% of the world is something that I’ve focused on over the last couple of years. Trying to couple that with a never-en [...] |  Wojciech 2009-11-18 11:38:57 |
| My Experience With The Making Home Affordable Refinance Program: Part 2 (13 comments) I tried to refinance through Aurora Loan. They informed me that LVT has to be 95 percent instead of 125. I was denied [...] |  IS 2009-11-17 14:27:28 |
| 2 Compelling Reasons To Buy The Most Expensive House In Your Neighborhood (25 comments) We actually are in the process of buying a home (closing 12-7) and we chose to buy the smallest, least expensive home in a really nice neighborhood. Not to make any financial statement one way or the other, but to get in a good neighborhood with gre [...] |  Torrey 2009-11-17 11:36:51 |
| Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps By The Numbers: Getting Started (24 comments) I totally agree with getting a small emergency fund in place. There is absolutely always something that crops up that needs paying for – car insurance, broken lawnmower etc. .-= Mick@ Mortgage Deals Help´s last post ..Mortgage rates falling but loa [...] |  Mick@ Mortgage Deals Help 2009-11-17 11:00:59 |
| 125 More People Personal Finance Junkies Should Follow On Twitter (87 comments) This is a great list. Thanks. .-= M Edwards´s last post ..Mortgage rates falling but loan restrictions tighten =-. [...] |  M Edwards 2009-11-17 10:48:39 |
| First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit May Be Extended To All Homebuyers And Increased to $15,000 Through New Bill (71 comments) they can make it whatever they want they are not going to actually pay it I am 20 weeks and waiting now they tell me they need something from me but will not tell me what [...] |  irssucks 2009-11-16 18:08:52 |
| The Financial “Slip Up” And What To Do When It Happens (13 comments) My wife and I find that on better than 50% of disputes we’re able to get some improvement with a call to customer service. Like you said, it isn’t for repeat offenders. The side benefit of the attempt is that you get to see how much a company wan [...] |  Kevin@OutOfYourRut 2009-11-16 14:30:33 |
| EverBank Bank Review: High Yield Savings Account (1 comments) Chuck Butler from Everbank writes a daily column on Casey Research called the Daily Pfennig. He’s stinking brilliant! Peter your post has made me think I need to look into opening an account with them. If the people running Everbank are that s [...] | Kevin@OutOfYourRut 2009-11-16 14:15:58 |
| Reader Question: Is It A Good Idea To Get A 401k Loan To Pay Off Debt? (18 comments) I just got laid off with a 8 thousand dollar loan from my 401 K.There is no way that I can repay this amount.There is a 10 thousand dollar balance on my account.What am I to do? [...] |  JOSH 2009-11-15 14:44:14 |
| Senators Agree To Extend First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit And Allow Up To $6500 Tax Credit For Current Homeowners (33 comments) Emapthy to those retroactive want- to- be, but, it will not happen. As Economics 101 explains it…. Government incentives and all other incentives are already priced into the transaction; conversely a no incentive contract is already priced in to [...] |  Al Warner 2009-11-15 10:59:27 |
| $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension: Take Advantage Of Incentives Through June 30th, 2010 (8 comments) AFTER READING THE ARTICLE, THE ONLY ONES HAVING ANYTHING POSITIVE TO SAY ARE PETER ANDERSON AND TORREY. IF THIS CREDIT DID NOT COME IN TIME FOR YOU TO BENEFIT, ITS OKAY, YOURS WILL COME SOON. I AM HAPPY FOR MY SISTER SHE’S 50YRS OLD. SHE’S WORKED [...] |  CANDY 2009-11-14 18:54:22 |
| Sharing Some Photos From Our Trip And Post Roundup (11 comments) Great pics! And I agree–must be a great camera too. .-= David/Yourfinances101´s last post ..Bundle Your Bills—Bundle Your Purchases =-. [...] | David/Yourfinances101 2009-11-13 20:07:19 |
| How Do You Plan To Manage Your Million Dollars? (22 comments) This is a great concept… I’ve toyed with the idea but never really fleshed it out. I appreciate you taking the time to do so… I love the idea of our current pay check being an installment against a potentially huge number. I think that should m [...] |  Do You Dave Ramsey? 2009-11-12 20:48:56 |
| 7 Common Questions About The 2009 New Car Sales Tax Deduction (20 comments) I have just come back from a car dealer hoping to complete the purchase of a new car.However, the sales manager insisted on calculating the sales tax on gross value of the car and not on the value of the car after deducting the value of my trade-in a [...] |  Praful Patel 2009-11-12 20:43:07 |
| Will The First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit of $8,000 Be Expanded To Everyone And Increased To $15,000? (50 comments) Check out this story about the extension of the housing tax credit: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=7087955 If you want to skip it, here’s the interesting part (which they do not explain in detail): [...] |  Carmen Arruda 2009-11-12 16:23:05 |
| 20 Tips To Press Onward Towards Your Financial Goals (11 comments) Right, Ken. I think it’s a good idea to have a counselor or someone we can ask to hold us accountable to how we’re managing our money. One meeting a year is a good step. A meeting every quarter is even better. I kind of like the idea of presentin [...] |  Jason @ One Money Design 2009-11-12 07:24:27 |
| Considering Refinancing Or Getting A New Home Loan? Here’s How To Read That Confusing HUD-1 Settlement Statement (9 comments) We closed on our home 3 months ago. On our hud1 it says 521.00 to be paid to home insurance comapny by seller. Two weeks ago we find out this was not done. There were issues, with original closing and the date was extended. Because of this the [...] |  camilla 2009-11-11 19:32:13 |
| Making Home Affordable Refinance Program Eases Eligibility To Allow For Higher Maximum Loan-To-Value Ratio (30 comments) Um, never. It is all a scam. Anybody that voted for Hussein Obama gets exactly what they deserve. [...] |  Bubba 2009-11-10 19:30:36 |
| The Great Big List Of 75 Budgeting Tools, Finance Softwares And Iphone Money Apps (20 comments) Hey Peter thanks a lot for adding my budget to such a great list of resources! I agree with Jason, I may have to give Mint a try too. .-= Brad´s last post ..The Day I Killed My Credit Card =-. [...] |  Brad 2009-11-10 05:09:50 |
| First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit of $8,000 in 2009 Economic Stimulus Package (46 comments) Hey Guys, The deadline was recently extended until April 30th, 2010 from December 1, 2009. So that gives you a few more months. The purchase itself can be made by June 30, 2010 but you must enter into a contract by April, 30th 2010. [...] |  David 2009-11-08 12:30:03 |
| Are In Store Credit Card Offers Becoming More Aggressive? (26 comments) i used to work in a department store, and they had us required to push those cards even if we disagreed with it. If we had low card sales, are hours would be cut short, but if we got X amount of people to sign up, we would get rewards on it. One girl [...] |  Evi 2009-11-06 10:39:42 |
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