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As a result of the recession, many people have considered starting their own small businesses. According to the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, however, there is a huge difference among states in how easy it is to operate such a business successfully. Its new report, the Small...
Retirement Income: Six Ways to Earn $1,000 a Month
9:00AM 1/20/2011
Living off a retirement nest egg can be a daunting prospect. Even if you've saved diligently, converting that money to a monthly paycheck is no slam dunk.
So we asked retirement planner ING Financial Services to help us analyze what it takes to produce $1,000 a month in steady income to augment a...
Are you ready to get out of debt once and for all? Would you like a plan to pay off your credit cards, student loans, mortgage debt, car loans-and be out of debt for life? Well you've come to the right place! Because on January 5 -- thanks to WalletPop and my publisher Crown Business Books -- we...
Five Ways to Retire a Multi-Millionaire
11:00AM 12/01/2010
Retirement these days doesn't sound like much fun. Too much scrimping and saving and trying to figure out how to turn a lousy Social Security payment into a government gold mine.
Why not aim higher? What would it take to retire and live like Bill Gates or one of those oil-rich sheiks? Research...
Prince William and Kate Middleton are Destined for a Budget Wedding
1:37PM 11/17/2010
Wealth, People, Biz Brief, Personal Finance, Family Money, Saving Money
The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton may be long-awaited, but cash-strapped Britain may have a tough time paying for much of a shindig. In late October, the country announced a catalog of budget cuts that will total $131 billion by 2015. Prime Minister David Cameron's cuts are...
Financial guru, Suze Orman, was a featured speaker at the California Women's Conference in Long Beach, Calif. yesterday, and addressed a standing room-only crowd at a break-out session titled, "It's Time to Learn What to do With Your Money in These Crazy Times."
Orman, who admitted she had...
How to be a happy cheapskate: Q&A with Jeff Yeager, author of The Cheapskate Next Door
12:00PM 10/04/2010
Wealth, Economy, Credit, Economizer, Personal Finance, Family Money, Saving Money
In his latest book, The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means (Broadway, 2010), the "Ultimate Cheapskate" Jeff Yeager (right) shares insights he gleaned from hundreds of self-described cheapskates. We sat down recently with Jeff and asked him to...
While some of us consider the lottery a tax on those who flunked statistics, many more Americans play anyway in hopes of making their dreams come true. Here, from our friends at Mint.com, is a breakdown of the lottery; odds, payouts, jackpots and more.
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Budgets are the best deal; here's how to start
2:00PM 7/20/2010
Wealth, Economizer, Personal Finance, Family Money, Saving Money
Forget the coupon clipping. A straightforward, realistic budget is the best deal you'll ever find.
Why is a budget the best deal? Because, just like your childhood puppy your budget will always be there for you, no expiration dates, no fine print to yank away the savings after you've already been...
Six ways to wrangle great customer service
10:00AM 5/20/2010
Good customer service is expensive. But bad customer service can be even pricier. Recall the United Breaks Guitars anthem, which some media analysts say pushed down United's stock $180 million, slapping stockholders where it hurts worst.
If you're the victim of bad customer service, the trick to...
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