Finances on Shine

Teaching your kids the Monetary ABCs

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When introduced to our modern financial system, kids are invariably bewildered. It’s hard to blame them when ATMs seem like magical walls that dispense cash, credit cards look nothing like dollar bills, and investments…well, let’s not talk about investments just yet.

As the current…

7 Ways to Reduce The Stress of Student Debt

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Next to getting your heart broken and witnessing a loved one die, being in debt is probably one of the worst feelings ever. It can feel like a dark cloud constantly looming over you--a little voice in the back of your head warning you of the years of payments ahead every time you go to hand your…

Does your retirement plan involve winning the lottery?

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By Glenn Stoner

Have you ever seriously wondered how you're going to afford to someday retire- or have you just resigned yourself to the…

worthless advice

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The credit card companies are completely out of touch with the general public. They will find a way to raise your rates, regardless of how well you handle your finances. They are raising interest rates "across the board" thanks to Obama and Congress putting them on the hot seat…

Would you want everyone in the country to know your financial info?

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I know it sounds absurd, but in Norway, it’s already happened.

According to this article, the public now has access to almost everyone’s tax records, meaning anyone can find out, for example, that actress Liv Ullmann earned $17,300 in Norway last year, and nine-time New York City Marathon champion Grete Waitz has $90,000 in assets.

Savvy Small Business Owners: Do You Know What's Tax Deductible?

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From coffee filters to cell phone minutes, here are a slew of (often forgotten and unsuspected) deductible items. Be it by faith or by circumstance, one by-product of massive corporate layoffs has been a rise in entrepreneurs. With that, many new business owners, especially those working from the…

The Recession: How It Changed Relationships As We Know Them (Forever)

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With strapped wallets, tightened belts and the national unemployment rate nearing double-digits, we can only hope that rumors of the recession's demise prove true—and soon. Here at YourTango, we wanted to know how the

Fixing the Economy

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I am in no way a political exspert or a financial guru, but it seems to me if the government really wanted to stimulate the economy why couldnt they just go across the boards and anyone with a mortgage that wanted to, give them a 30 or 40 yr fixed rate loan at or around 3 or 4%? This would…