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  • Question: I'm turning 25 years old in a few months and am finally getting serious about eliminating my debt. I have a credit card with a $3,000…

  • Question: i am a self- employed artist. all of the news about record numbers of people collecting unemployment benefits has me wondering if these…

  • Question: You may have answered this already, but what is the difference between a recession and a depression? With daily news of layoffs,…

  • Jan 29, 2009

    Buy a home?

    Question: With interest rates and real estate prices falling, I've begun looking around to buy a home. Some of my friends think this is a fine idea…

  • Question: For the first time in my life, I actually did my taxes earlier than usual. All this talk of stimulus packages, however, has me wondering:…

  • Jan 28, 2009

    Credit card debt

    Question: Recently I received, unsolicited, a new credit card from JC Penneys with a higher credit limit. The new card comes with "benefits"–more…

  • Question: I was doing 'ok' paying down credit card debt until HSBC raised everyone's APR 10%, mine went from 14% to 24%, now I am really struggling…

  • Jan 24, 2009

    No match for 2008?

    Question: My company just announced that they are canceling the 401K match for all of 2008. It is now middle of Jan 09. I understand that they are…

  • Question: My husband and I just bought our first home in South Minneapolis this past fall. Since then, I have heard a lot of talk about the IRS…

  • Jan 21, 2009

    Bailout banks

    Question: I've done a bit of searching around and have had no luck finding a comprehensive list of organizations which have taken funds from the …