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Money tips for college grads
Mar 7, 2011
All right, take out your No.2 pencils....
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Letters: Not everyone likes Chris; You, your kids and college
Mar 4, 2011
Host Tess Vigeland and senior producer Deborah Clark dig in the Marketplace Money mail bag and respond to listener comments.
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The future of pre-paid tuition plans
Feb 25, 2011
Pre-paid college tuition plans were created to help save parents' bank accounts from the inflation of college costs. But several states are abandoning the pre-paid programs or making big adjustments to them -- and parents are wondering what happens next.
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Report: More Americans are worried about their personal finances
Feb 22, 2011
More Americans are worried about recession impacts on their personal finances than they were a year ago, according to an annual survey that asses...
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The new '10 Commandments of Money'
Feb 11, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to MSN's personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston about the new rules of personal finance she outlines in her book "The 10 Commandments of Money."
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Getting Personal: Your net worth, money management 101
Feb 3, 2011
Tess Vigeland and MSN personal finance columnist Liz Weston answer your questions about determining your personal net worth, how to teach someone money management and whether a 529 plan is too risky or conservative.
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Gems among the prepaid card cubic zirconia
Jan 21, 2011
Prepaid credit cards (really prepaid debit cards) are hot. I'm not a fan because so many of these cards charge high fees. Remember the late and...
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Doing well by doing good
Jan 14, 2011
Question: I am 25 years old and have an entry-level job at a small advocacy nonprofit, making about $24,000 a year before taxes (excluding health...
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Save more than you think
Jan 10, 2011
Question: Help! I am a 31-year old school administrator in a committed relationship, no kids yet....
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The benefits of mental accounting
Jan 6, 2011
Question: I received a $1,200 refund from my mortgage company due to excess funds in my escrow account, which I paid into over the last year. My...
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