September, 2009

Everyone can use an installment loan from time to time

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Pros and Cons: 30-Year Mortgage vs. 15-Year Mortgage

This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. My husband and I are in the early stages of building a house. As we modify our floor plans, the amount we’ll need to borrow to build is on our minds. It’s probably going to be the most expensive thing we’ll ever purchase, and we need to ...

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Trying to put together some kind of emergency food storage is a really good idea for someone to do

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Your Credit Report Card

Mark Frauenfelder is the co-founder of my favorite sites, Boing Boing (which is a “directory of wonderful things”). Mark’s also a GRS reader. He dropped me a line the other day to tell me about a new project he’s been following. Today, Credit.com is launching a free new online financial tool called Credit Report Card. This ...

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Free Games for My Cell Phone

I got my current cell phone a Sony Ericsson W580i about a year ago when we returned from China. It was at the right price point (~$50 with contract) and has worked great. I was a bit disppointed to find that the phone only came with a couple demo games, nothing to occupy ...

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