Renting Textbooks Online with eCampus

January 18, 2012
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Buying Textbooks Can Drain a Student’s Wallet One of my least favorite things about college was visiting the campus bookstore at the beginning of every semester. To save on money I asked professors if I could get a previous edition. Sometimes it didn’t matter that I was one edition behind the class – the book [...]

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More People Preparing to Eat Dog Food in Retirement

January 17, 2012
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To make it through tough times more Americans have borrowed, stolen or raided their small retirement funds to make ends meet. Loans from retirement funds jumped 20 percent last year. This really can’t be a big surprise to many. Faced with difficult financial decisions people will tend to gravitate towards the oath that seems easiest [...]

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Android Tablet Shopping Guide

January 16, 2012
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Note: I started this post a couple of months ago and I’ve been adding to it as we’ve gone through the buying process. After the HP TouchPad had a massive price drop a few months ago there have been more and more affordable tablets coming out. Many of these are running the Android operating system. [...]

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Suze Orman’s Approved Prepaid Debit Card Causes a Stir

January 14, 2012
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This week Suze Orman announced she has a new prepaid debit card out called The Approved Card. I saw the fees associated with it – it’s lower than other cards in the same category, but it’s still a prepaid debit card. I think for most Couple Money readers it’s not a practical option. For those with limited [...]

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The Couple’s Guide to Life Insurance

January 14, 2012
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If you’re married or engaged, learning to share your personal finances is part of the experience of sharing your lives. Being in a serious relationship usually means you not only depend on each other for emotional support, but financial support as well. If you’re sharing a mortgage or a rent payment, if you have a [...]

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Financial Benefits of Being Married

January 13, 2012
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This post was written by Wayne at Young Family Finance. He writes about the every day financial challenges that young families face, like the cost of owning a dog. Some people may suggest that managing your finances as a couple is more difficult than as a single individual. After all, it takes much more communication [...]

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Pay Your Estimated Taxes!

January 12, 2012
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Just a reminder for Couple Money readers who are entrepreneurs that next Tuesday estimated tax payments are due. If you haven’t already get your numbers in order so you can make the correct payment for the last quarter’s business. When are Estimated Taxes Due? They seem to sneak up at times, especially when you’re doing well [...]

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