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Share After months of posturing and finger pointing, it appears that the Republican led House, the Democratic led Senate, and the White House have finally come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling and slashing Federal spending, just days before the country was due to run out of its money.  Assuming the deal passes [...]

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Obesity Takes a Heavy Toll on Personal Finances

by Brian Carr on July 26, 2011

Share We all know that being overweight is unhealthy and can lead to a lot of chronic disorders like high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as increased chances for a heart attack and many forms of cancer.  However, did you know that being overweight can have a lasting affect on your personal finances as [...]

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Share First, the good news: mortgage applications increased by the largest amount in four months. Next, the bad news: don’t take this as a sign that the housing market will rebound any time soon. According to an article published on Yahoo! Finance, mortgage applications surged by 15.5% for the week ending July 15.  Unfortunately, this [...]

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Share As if things aren’t already bad enough – the economic recovery has been slow, unemployment is still near 10%, and the government is on the verge of defaulting on its debt for the first time in history – it’s starting to look more and more like the United States is going to slip back [...]

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