Jennifer Openshaw, SuperFutures.org’s Blog
By Jennifer Openshaw, SuperFutures.org Last updated: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:06am PDT-
GREENWICH, Conn. -- This column was never supposed to happen.
As most of you know, I don't usually write about my personal life, except when it comes to my own everyday experiences with financial matters. This time, though, I thought I would share an experience which you may find both…
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My mouth dropped when I saw the unemployment rate among youth: over 20%, according to the New York Times, more than double the national average.
So, what are we doing to prepare our teens for the real, working world? What are you doing to prepare them? Our…
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So you’re about to get (hopefully) a tax refund check and you’re probably thinking, “What’s a couple thousand bucks gonna get me?”
And that’s if you get the typical tax refund.
The good news is that Joe (and Jane) the Plumber will get back on average $2,800, up $400 from $2,400 from last year. But when you see that 64% of your friends and family are losing jobs – and that’s the stat from a survey by Econ4U – you start to think, “Geez, can this even help me much?”
So let’s talk about how it can help you – how you can make the most of that check. Here are the top five ideas I’m telling friends, family and members of our WeSeed community:
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Four rules of the road for avoiding — and fixing — credit card default.
You miss a credit card payment. You get a late fee, 39 bucks. Bad enough, but then they put you in default status. Has the world ended?
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With the Dow soaring nearly 500 points recently, is it time to jump back into the market? Here are some tips I shared on the CBS Early Show with host Maggie Rodriguez. Read More »
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What cars that won’t quit mean to you as an investor
Getting older isn’t a great thing for people, but it’s not such a bad thing when it comes to cars.
Remember the “good old days” back in the 60s and 70s, when six years was about all you could expect from a car? OK, you probably don’t. Still, when the car hit 100,000 miles, it was getting near time to head to the junkyard.
Times have certainly changed: The average age for a passenger car reached a record 9.4 years, according to automotive researcher R.L. Polk & Co. in the report, “U.S. Vehicle Median Age Increased in 2008.”
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Ideas you might hear at the family dinner table
Where do investment ideas come from? Something you read in the paper? Something your broker, or maybe a friend, recommended?
Here’s a thought: What about trying to get some tips from your kids? It can happen.
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You’re a good person. You pet the occasional dog. You help old ladies across the street. You even pay your bills on-time. And yet banks are getting so tight with their credit standards, they’re even saying goodbye to people like you who pay before the due date. Read More »
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Big hoops programs aren’t the only ones running a fast break — major companies are trying to get in on the action, too Read More »
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5 Easy Ways to Score from Some of America ’s Top Brands Everyone seems to be cutting back these days, and some big-name companies are doing whatever they can to get your attention. They’re running new campaigns, they’re making new offers — all to convince you to spend the precious few dollars you are spending with them. Read More »
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