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The Cost of Doing Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The US Secretary of State, currently John Kerry today (2013-08-30) in a newscast on the possibility of intervening in Syria due to chemical weapons used there, claimed that there is a high and immediate cost of the US doing nothing in response to that use. The Do’s And Don’t''s Of Real Estate Investing Relocating?

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

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Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account. I would go into the bank with my stubby little hands clutching my months worth of allowance (total of $1), deposit it and see the results right off printed in my book. Most of the time, the best we can expect from bank savings accounts has been from 2% to 5% before inflation.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). I’ve heard predictions that the DOW industrial average will hit 30,000 in the next decade. What strategy are you using?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate? posted at Money Reasons , saying, “With the low mortgage rates, is this the perfect time to buy real estate? Can you blame them?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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, and says, “While the real estate market continues on the road to recovery, there has been quite a buzz recently regarding reverse mortgages. Mike from Experiglot shares 5 Ways to Use Your Bank Account For Investing. ” J.P. ” Green Panda from Green Panda Treehouse asks What Are Good Second Incomes to Get?