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Retirement

What to do With Your Tax Refund

by Brian Carr on April 11, 2007

Share For a lot of us, tax season really isn’t that bad thanks to the fact Uncle Sam is going to cut us a nice fat check for all of the taxes we overpaid throughout the year.  Whether it’s $100 or $10,000, it’s always nice to get that “unexpected” money. So, what should you do [...]

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Confessions of a Miser

by Brian Carr on April 9, 2007

Share I have a confession to make – I love money more than almost anything.  Don’t get me wrong, my family and friends come first, but I don’t know if I can think of anything else that would be ahead of money on my list. And because I’m this way, I’ve been called miserly, stingy, [...]

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The Top 10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Rich (Yet)

by Brian Carr on March 26, 2007

Share Because my life essentially revolves around finding interesting articles on the internet, I think I came across a pretty insightful article surrounding the reasons that most of us never become rich. The article, written by Jeffrey Strain and published on TheStreet.com – a site dedicated to personal finance, but is mostly about stocks and [...]

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Personal Savings Fall to Lowest Levels Since the 1930s

by Brian Carr on February 7, 2007

Share In what could ultimately end up being terrible news for both those who are trying to save for retirement as well as the American economy in general, the personal savings rate was negative during 2006 and dropped to a 74 year low. During 2006 the personal savings rate for Americans fell to negative 1% [...]

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