Ho ho ho. Christmas is coming, and the goose is getting fat. On today’s episode of The Personal Finance Hour, I’ll join Jim from Bargaineering to discuss the highs and lows of the holiday season. What are your favorite Christmas traditions? To whom do you give gifts? How do you set a shopping budget? Do ...

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This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. Right before our Thanksgiving trip, the AC went out on our vehicle. $600 later, we had a functioning AC. What a way to start a camping trip.  The good news was that we had the funds set aside for that specific reason—auto repairs. We’ve never used one of ...

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Who is Matthew Morrison? Matthew Morrison image from Flickr. Golden Globe nominations for 2010 have been announced, and there are a few unfamiliar names among them. Take Matthew Morrison, for instance. "Glee" fans, no doubt, would recognize the name Will Schuester, the teacher responsible for William McKinley High's glee club. Matthew Morrison is the actor who plays ...

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The bailout program extended <img class="alignright" title="payday loans in Georgia, bailout" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ILA-VL6ldSQ/Ssz3MgDmjeI/AAAAAAAABiA/IXP17x4O9bM/j0404970.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="248" />payday loans in Georgia are predicted to remain popular funding options as the economy continues to lag. Last week President Obama announced that the administration has extended the $700 billion financial bailout program until October of 2010. That’s sad news for ...

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Here’s a good last-minute gift idea for socially conscious friends - a $20 gift certificate to MicroPlace, which provides loans to low-income entrepreneurs. They have a B1G1 holiday promotion where if you buy a $20 GC, you get another $20 to send to the person of your choice for free (could be you ...

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