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  • The debate over credit versus debit has been raging for years. Guest blogger Gerri Detweiler gives three reasons on each side of the argument.

  • The SFpark app will help drivers find parking in a city where spots can be hard to come by.

  • For commentator Jen Miller marathon training is totally worth the sweat, blood and tears — and the money. She says it's a different kind of investment.

  • Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer looks at the pros and cons of buying refurbished items, as she shops for a new (or refurbished) phone.

  • A screen shot from the website Simple
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    The new website Simple wants to consolidate all your financial products — like checking and savings accounts, CDs — to help you avoid fees and maximize interest rates for savings.

  • Financial expert Carmen Wong Ulrich says credit cards aren't bad --  until you start looking at them as free cash.
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    They look like innocent pieces of plastic, but high interest rates and fees can ravage your wallet and your credit score. We talk to a financial expert about how to deal with credit cards responsibly.

  • The burst of the housing bubble showed that housing prices won't eternally increase. But New York Times columnist Ron Lieber explains why a mortgage is still a great investment.

  • Faigee Richman in her new Miami Beach, Fla. apartment.
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    The housing market is still down, but in some areas, housing sales are increasing — particularly second-home sales. We talk to the New York Times' Paul Sullivan about what's driving this trend.

  • Financial advisers are paid to dish out sound money advice, but they're still vulnerable to missteps. One adviser shares the story of his life-altering miscalculation.

  • Home owners across the nation are slogging through the seemingly endless loan modification process to save their homes. Reporter Ann Carrns has story of one woman who finally achieved the elusive loan mod.

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