A seven-month-old government program to help homeowners with little or no equity refinance their mortgages has so far reached fewer than 3 percent of those targeted, with many struggling borrowers deciding that the benefits of a new loan aren't worth the closing costs. Read more about Refinancing lifeline fails to reach most 'underwater' homeowners...

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I can't stand debt, and one of my missions in life is keeping people from borrowing beyond their means. Read more about Students wisely turn from private loans...

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With the recession still in full swing, now seems as good a time as any to investigate the potential of money saving gadgets and devices. While the market is flooded with products that claim to save you money, not all of them actually do. Many so-called money-saving gadgets would be more accurately described as convenient ...

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Does 'Vampire's Assistant' have teeth? John C. Reilly stars in "The Vampire's Assistant." Image from Wikimedia. "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" follows a very specific trend that has been quite lucrative for others, but might not prove to work out so well in this case. "The Vampires Assistant" is a film aimed at a teenage audience ...

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For a long time, the my knowledge of bonds could be summed up in one sentence: Bonds are an IOU where you lend money to someone and they pay you interest plus your principal back eventually. There are many risks with bonds, and just two of them are credit risk and interest rate ...

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