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Consider student loans before refinancing home (The Palm Beach Post)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:11:50 GMT
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Dear Liz: We owe $127,000 on a home that's currently worth more than $300,000. We have a daughter entering college in fall 2010. Her first year will be paid through an education account, her second through some of our savings. Years 3 and 4 are less clear, but we are certain we want to pay for the rest of her education. Should we refinance our home now, before its value falls further, and take ...
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Hot jobs: Demand, pay is high for the right skills (The State)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:30:14 GMT
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It’s often said someone makes money even in a bad economy. Whereas workers in some industries are being laid off by the thousands, in others — such as engineering, accounting, nursing, pharmacy and, as the cost of shipping by truck has risen, railroads — the watchword is “hired,” not “fired,” as new employees are being promised high-paying jobs. Of course, many of the jobs have their downsides, ...
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Mother (and father), can you spare a dime? (Money via Yahoo! Finance)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:48:00 GMT
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I could not have bought my first house long ago without borrowing the down payment from Mom and Dad. Their loan got me started down the home-equity path, and it's paid dividends ever since.
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What Will These 3 Mistakes Cost You? (The Motley Fool)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:55 GMT
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You won't know for years.
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Flaherty considers additional tax reductions (CTV Winnipeg)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:05:20 GMT
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa and Canada's banks will create a working group to loosen tight consumer credit, which has been the "number one concern" voiced during pre-budget consultations.
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Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:16:01 GMT
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And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines
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State college programs ordered to slash $25 million (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:55:27 GMT
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The cuts, announced in a memo from higher-education Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, amount to less than 1 percent of the state's $2.8 billion college budget.
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New Kid: Jay Byron, 25, pharmacy technician, Walgreens (Juice)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:29:57 GMT
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Jay Byron’s move to Ankeny in August was actually a delay of an earlier plan to move to Iowa.
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Fewer loans, less savings tough on students (The Morning Call)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:12:11 GMT
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Getting into college is tough enough, but students now have to face a tough economy too.
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Local credit scores sliding (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:10:58 GMT
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Credit scores appear to be slipping for area consumers, at a time when many people are counting on credit to survive the recession and take advantage of low mortgage rates.
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