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The Simple Dollar

Blog Name: The Simple Dollar
Description: A personal finance blog focusing on ordinary people dealing with unprecedented levels of debt.
URL: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/

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Tags: personal finance, money, debt, credit cards, careers, investing, stocks, money management,

Recent Posts:

Check for Discontinued/Floor Models (141/365) | 21 May 2012
When you go shopping for many items, from DVD players to vacuum cleaners, you’ll often see that the model is available for you to look at and (often) to try out. I’ve certainly browsed through the menus of DVD players at electronic stores, ope...

Reader Mailbag: Walking Around Town | 21 May 2012
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Loans, repayments, and rates 2. Finding cheap Kindle books 3. Incompete...

Ask About Retail Returns or Open-Box Items (140/365) | 20 May 2012
I’m one of those people who likes to take advantage of ten or thirty day “no questions asked” return policies. I keep the receipt for items and if I discover that I have some sort of issue with the item, I don’t hesitate to return ...

Should You Buy When Mortgage Rates Are at Record Lows? | 20 May 2012
This past week, mortgage rates hit a new record low, bottoming out at a 3.79% average for a 30 year loan. A fifteen year mortgage is now at 3.04%. This is compared to rates that were 4.64% and 3.82% a year ago, respectively. To put that in perspective, if...

Look at Refurbished Models (139/365) | 19 May 2012
Refurbished models are items sold by a company or a store in which they came into possession of an item with some flaw. The business then repaired that flaw, fixed the item up so that it’s close to new, and then sells it at a discount – often ...

Ten Pieces of Inspiration #74 | 19 May 2012
Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire you as well. This past week, I’ve spent some significant time working on my public speaking skills du...

Shop Around, Both Online and Off (138/365) | 18 May 2012
You have your list of desired features ready to go for the item you want. Now what? If you have a reasonable feature list (meaning one that doesn’t lock you into an expensive item), you’ll find that quite a few items will match up with the fea...

Loved Ones in Decline | 18 May 2012
A few years ago, my grandmother passed away pretty suddenly. She had been in somewhat ailing health for years, but she was still well enough to take care of herself at home, handle her own grocery shopping, and so on. The last time I saw her, I was struck...

Avoid the “Feature Creep” (137/365) | 17 May 2012
A few years ago, I started shopping around for a new digital camera. I started off doing the most sensible thing a person can do when they’re considering buying a reasonably expensive item like a digital camera. I made a list of what I actually want...

Reader Mailbag: Education Begins at Home | 17 May 2012
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Buy or rent and commute? 2. Advice to younger self 3. Handling angry co...