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Are dollars going to be changing sizes?

05.25.2008 by Bob 2 comments

Evidently, there is a possibility. The American Council of the Blind has been fighting with the U.S. government for 6 years about the design of our dollar bills. The Federal Appeals court just ruled that our paper money discriminates against the blind. This very well could force another modification to our bills.

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My economic stimulus check

05.17.2008 by Bob 4 comments

Turbo Tax user’s may get a paper check: Why Won’t I Get My Economic Stimulus Payment by Direct Deposit? Just a heads up for Turbo Tax users… I just heard yesterday that Turbo Tax users who checked the box to have the fee taken out of their refund may be receiving a paper check even if their tax rebate was sent via direct deposit. Check out the TurboTax support page about the Stimulus payment for more info… This is a little clip of what it says…

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Get paid from ePinions.com

04.06.2008 by Bob 1 comment

ePinions.com is running a promotion to pay users for their reviews. If you write 10 reviews you will receive $10. If you write 20 then you will get $20, all the way up to 100. They also have a $10 bonus for every 10 reviews that are rated “very helpful.”

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Time Magazine: Dave Ramsey

03.31.2008 by Bob 7 comments

The March 24th edition of Time Magazine has an article titled, “10 ideas that are changing the world.” I was excited to see that one of them on the list was living within our means. Dave Ramsey was labeled as one of the strong forces creating this change in our time

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Diamond class action lawsuit

03.30.2008 by Bob 0 comments

It turns out that there is a major class-action lawsuit going on against diamond supplier De Beers for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws. The suit is still pending final court approval, but if it is approved U.S. residents who purchased a diamond between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006 would receive a pro-rated amount of the $295 million settlement.

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Dave Ramsey critics

03.11.2008 by Bob 38 comments

Dave Ramsey seems to attract quite a few critics these days. I have heard him being criticized for everything from being over-simplified to allowing people to use debit cards to buy his products.

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Warren Buffett and Forbes

03.08.2008 by Bob 2 comments

Forbes Magazine put out their list of the richest people again and it looks like Bill Gates has been dethroned from the position of richest man in the world by Warren Buffett. Currently Warren is worth about $62 billion and Gates is down to a measly $58 billion.

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IRA Changes for 2008

03.01.2008 by Bob 5 comments

You can now roll assets directly from a 401(k) to a Roth IRA. Previously you had to jump through a few hoops by first rolling the funds into a traditional IRA and then converting them to a Roth from there. You still won’t avoid paying

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The new 5 dollar bill

02.21.2008 by Bob 7 comments

The new five dollar bill. It’s purple!!

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Free Suze Orman eBook

02.13.2008 by Bob 0 comments

You need to move quick on this one, but Oprah and Suze Orman are giving away a copy of her (Suze’s) eBook “Women and Money.” You only have until 8pm EST on February 14th to get your copy. Here is the link to get Suze’s eBook (on Oprah’s website.)

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