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Diana Clement : How to save teens from the credit trap
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:10:57 -0700
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Getting sucked into the credit card trap seems to be a teenage rite of passage in New Zealand.Every year, plenty of teenagers and those in their early 20s rack up huge debt - sometimes in the tens of thousands of dollars. Believe...
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'Good debt' exists for wise students
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:54:32 -0700
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Debt begins in college for many students because loan options and credit card applications abound. The problem is that many students are unaware of the responsibilities that come with either.
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How financial reform will work
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:25:25 -0700
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Almost two years after the near collapse of the U.S. financial system, a sweeping reform package has finally been signed into law. Now the real work begins.
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The Myth of Good Debt
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:45:46 -0700
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Don't believe the hype -- no debt is "good."
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EDITORIAL: It's not him, it's us
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:26:53 -0700
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My Dad died in 1999. I miss him every day. He was what my late friend Susannah B. Hatt of Littleton, N.H., would call a “yellow dog Democrat” — he would have voted for a little yellow dog if he was a Democrat.
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Could A Family Of Four Possibly Live On $50K These Days?
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:25 -0700
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When I was growing up, $50,000 sounded like a gigantic mountain of money to me. And it was actually a very significant amount of money in those days. But in 2010 it just does not go that far.
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Dover and Sherborn community notes (Sept. 2)
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:56:33 -0700
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Here are the latest Dover and Sherborn community notes.
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Tips for First-Time Home Buyers
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:23:12 -0700
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Some new programs are making things easier for first-time home buyers. Here's a guide.
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Zac Bissonnette: How Student Debt Will Ruin Your Life
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:37:43 -0700
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In my book Debt-Free U: How I Paid For An Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, Or Mooching Off My Parents, I show families how...
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Reader mailbag: Should you loan money to parents?
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:53:25 -0700
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A reader asks if it's unethical to charge interest on a loan to parents.
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