• preparing for layoffs: new income sources

    My company fired nearly 1,000 people this past week. That was in addition to 5,000 last year. There already is speculation that more will come. Fear of a job loss is a frequent topic of conversation around the office and I have found myself in a position of counseling many of my coworkers. Here is s...

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  • Credit Card Company Reversing Fee

    Some good news for credit card users. Chase Bank has agreed to drop the flat monthly service fee, which it added to more than 184,000 accounts in January. In addition, anyone who was charged the fee will have the money refunded. It took the attorney general of NY to broker this deal on behalf...

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    Several articles on this site discuss refinancing from a theoretical point of view. I thought I would share my experience with an actual refinance. I am refinancing for a reason I haven't seen discussed anywhere- to substantially lower my payment. I am moving from a 15 year mortgage to a 3o year mor...

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    My company fired nearly 1,000 people this past week. That was in addition to 5,000 last year. There already is speculation that more will come. Fear of a job loss is a frequent ...

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