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4 tips to avoid an audit this tax season

Apr 3, 2013
Tax day is less than two weeks away. As you prepare for this year's returns, Marketplace's Senior Producer of Personal Finance Paddy Hirsch brings you tips to avoid an audit.
Posted In: Taxes, audit
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Forget tuition, just applying to college can cost thousands

Apr 1, 2013
April 1 is the deadline for most colleges and universities to let applicants know whether they've been accepted -- or not. Already, families have spent thousands on the process.
Posted In: Education, college, college finances, college admissions
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Caution: Chasing a dream doesn't always work out

Mar 29, 2013
Chasing your dream can take a lot of time and cash. And there's no guarantee that doing what you love will work out exactly as you had hoped.
Posted In: American dream, dreams, emotions
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Mind Games & Money: A guide to exploring your emotions in personal finance

Mar 29, 2013
How emotional are you when it comes to making money decisions? Explore our special grid to find out. Plus, get tips and learn more about how emotions influence your personal finances.
Posted In: emotions, Personal Finance
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How much would you spend to save your sick pet?

Mar 25, 2013
For many people, pets are members of the family. So how do you put a price on the life of your pet?
Posted In: pets, veterinarian
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Expensive mistakes: Emotions and investing

Mar 25, 2013
Buy high and sell low is a sad truth for a reason. Time and again we let panic or euphoria drive our actions in the market and wind up making big, expensive mistakes.
Posted In: Investing, investments, emotions
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More seniors pile on debt to help their family

Mar 25, 2013
Senior citizens are racking up debt to help out their family members -- and the younger generation is digging a hole themselves to give their parents a hand.
Posted In: elderly, senior citizens
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The young and rich: 'Give away our wealth'

Mar 25, 2013
It may sound crazy, but a group of wealthy young people is giving their inheritance money away.
Posted In: Inheritance, the wealthy, wealth, giving
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Banking on college acceptance

Mar 25, 2013
The private college 529 plan allows parents to prepay tuition at today's rates at some universities. The only hitch? Their kid has to get in.
Posted In: 529 college savings plan, education costs, Education
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Retirement advice from a cancer survivor

Mar 25, 2013
Why one woman refused to let cancer alter her retirement planning.
Posted In: cancer, retirement planning, retirement savings

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