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Link Roundup: Transmission Trouble Edition

Over the past week or so, my wife’s 2004 Odyssey has given her a blinking green “D” (drive) light on several occasions. After looking in the owner’s manual, we were a bit concerned because the blinking green light is a sign of transmission trouble.

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It Can’t Hurt To Ask: Another Good Story

One of my central beliefs about customer service...

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How To: Save Money Shopping Online With Your Credit Card

This is a post from my friends at Credit Shout....

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Personal Balance Sheet, August 2010 ($382,103, +3.4%)

If you follow the endless financial news, you might have heard that the stock market ended August on a sour note. My investments suffered like those of many investors around the world. The only investment I’ve been adding to for the last few months has been my 401(k) at regular intervals. I’ve been holding off investing otherwise, and any extra income has been sitting in cash accounts.

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What I Learned From Working at a Bank

My boss has asked me in my last two performance appraisals what I enjoy about my job and each time, I say that having this job will make me 10 times wealthier in my personal life. I don't mean that I'm making a ridiculous salary. (Maybe someday...) I mean that looking at borrowers all day lets you see all kinds of slices of life — and hopefully learn from them.

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What Does Being Rich Mean to You Anyway?

Money Magazine had an interesting article in the September 2010 issue titled "Do You Have What It Takes To Be Wealthy?" The article comprised of 15 questions aimed to tell you if, indeed, you have a good chance to be rich. I aced it (if you consider having a solid chance of being rich a good thing, that is), but what is the definition of being wealthy anyway?

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Stop Learning and Start Earning

It’s time to stop learning and start earning.
I’m not kidding. You really should stop studying and just get out there. Once I did, I became a lot more successful.
I can best explain the true cost of learning when I tell you about launching my blog.
Two years ago, I didn’t know what a blog was.
A friend convinced me to launch one in order to market a book I was writing, so I decided to “look into it.”
The more I looked into blogging, the less I understood it. As a result, I went deeper.

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Is GDP Still Important?

Every pundit, politician, and economic forecaster (even smarmy financial dilettantes such as myself) have remarked that the recent recession was the worst economic calamity since the great depression.
It's a very dramatic, historic and urgent thing to say — something that you want to have on record that you said — if for nothing else than to be part of history.

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How to Get a Life: Consider the Worst Case Scenario

There is something that drives everything we do.
Some actions are driven by love. Others motivated by hate. Money can get most of us moving. Some act based on their religious beliefs.

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How to Get Two Free Credit Reports a Year

Short answer: Live in Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey or Vermont.

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Chase Continental Airlines OnePass® Plus Card

As I live not too far from Newark, New Jersey, many of my flights around the country are serviced by Continental Airlines, an airline with a significant hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. Like all airlines, Continental has been cutting services and adding fees to keep fares low, but I’ve never had a bad experience with the airline.

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Continental OnePass Plus Card: Free 25,000 Miles, Free Checked Bag, Primary Rental Car Insurance

Now that I’m flying a lot more again, I’m back in the hunt for some frequent flier perks. I just came across the new Continental Airlines OnePass Plus Card from Chase, which has a pretty nice mix of perks for travelers.

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Consumer Advocacy, Transparency And The CARD Act

Everyone is a consumer,  yet few are the ranks of...

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Mixed Banking News From the FDIC

This is for all you financial statistics junkies out there…
According to the FDIC’s quarterly banking profile, more than one in ten US banks (829 out of 7830) are currently in trouble, and the number appears is climbing, with the number of banks on their “problem list” increased by 7% during the 2nd quarter.

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Heist of the Century: Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Gold Bar Stolen

Up until August 18th, if you’ve ever wanted to touch a 16.5-karat gold bar, you could make short visit to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West. The treasure hunter Mel Fisher, after which the museum is named, found the bar in 1980 from the wreck of the Santa Margarita located 25 miles west of Key West. The Santa Margarita, and it’s much larger and more famous sister the galleon Atocha, were Spanish treasure ships and they were on their way back to Spain loaded with gold and silver (and other precious items).

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Baby Catalog of America Discounts from Citi Bonus Cash

Cardholders of the Citi® Dividend Platinum...

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Best Money Tips: Anatomy of a Coupon

Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we share the anatomy of a coupon, how to clean your work laptop before you leave your job, and how to pick the very best airplane seat!

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Why Going to the Gym Is a Waste of Money, Time, and Resources

I noticed this morning that I have gained five pounds. Conventional wisdom says it's time to shell out to join a gym, or if I want to save money, dust off that jogging stroller.

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Downsizing With Kids

Hi. My name is Sonja, and I am crazy.

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Hotel Alternatives: Save Money When Traveling

This is a guest post from Matthew Kepnes of Nomadic Matt’s Travel Site. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
When we go on vacation, we book a hotel. We are sort of taught that’s where you stay. By instinct we book a hotel. We go online, shake our head at the high price, and book it anyways, wishing there was a better way.

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