I scream, you scream “The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.” -Wallace Stevens, a fan of 31 cent scoop night Do phrases like “tight economic times” and “we’re in a tough recession” give you the willies? Do “recession-busting” deals make you want to dive under the covers and read copies of Popular Mechanics or Sassy? No? Good. Otherwise ...

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Part of the fun of Get Rich Slowly is writing about a variety of topics, basic and advanced. Though I’m an advocate of financial literacy, I’m not certain that I want to devote the entire month of April to it in the future. Instead, I’ll focus on financial literacy week perhaps, as well as sharing ...

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You can cut your dependence on borrowing Welcome back. CLICK HERE if you missed part four of this five-part article. Let’s close out this chapter of the “Repair Your Credit” E-book by looking at a few more ways that you can cut down on high-interest revolving credit. The fewer credit cards and installment loans who have ...

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(Source: jremigio) Now that taxpayers have bailed out the banks, they are on your side, right? After all you’re not just a customer anymore, you’re an owner. But perhaps their responsibility to you as a “shareholder” is overwhelming their responsibilities to you as a customer? President Barack Obama met banking executives at the White House Thursday where ...

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Money talks Dave Ramsey Well known radio host, author and motivational speaker Dave Ramsey doesn’t want to sit back and watch the recession take over people’s lives anymore. Ramsey is holding a “Town Hall for Hope” tonight to discuss “what’s happening with the economy, how we got here, and where we’re going.” His live presentation will be broadcast ...

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