18. February 2009

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An Economist’s View On The Bank Bailout

It’s clear that for all of the money spent by the U.S. Government in trying to revitalize the U.S. economy (and hopefully by extension, the world economy) not much has actually been accomplished. We seem to be throwing money at anyone who will take it, but nothing good really seems to be happening from it. [...]

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17. February 2009

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Why Now May Not Be The Time To Buy A House

I’ve been looking at real estate for about a month now, wondering if the time is right to buy a home, or if I should continue to wait. Unfortunately I may never know the answer to that question, as it’s almost always impossible to time the market. I can, however, use statistics and reason to [...]

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13. February 2009

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22 Random Things You Can Get For Free

I ran across an interesting post the other day where Koka Sexton, a self-proclaimed geek blogger, listed “The 22 most unknown free things anyone can have” (is the grammar on that weird or is it just me?). Now I’m not usually one to pass up anything for free so I took a closer look at [...]

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11. February 2009

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Why I’m Buying Shares Of GE

I don’t often disclose any of my investment decisions here on Debit versus Credit. With that being said I would like to disclose that I have made a small purchase of shares in GE. I wish I could make a larger investment (at least 100 shares), but at this point I’m in no position to [...]

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10. February 2009

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10 Personal Finance Blogs That Can Save You Money

I’ve mentioned before that I love to read financial news and financial articles. I’m borderline obsessed with personal finance and I’ve spent the past couple of years searching out the best of the best. Today I’d like to share with you some of the best Personal Finance Blogs that can save you money with their [...]

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6. February 2009

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The Best of Debit versus Credit, Jan 2009

January was a difficult month at Debit versus Credit. Not only did I begin my final semester of studies as an undergrad, but I nearly lost about a month and a half’s worth of work here when the database crashed. Thankfully I was able to recover all of my missing posts thanks to the wonderful [...]

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4. February 2009

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Personal Finance Software Walkthrough: Mint.com

If you’ve ever used Quicken, Microsoft Money or another personal finance software program you know how easy they can make it to track your spending habits and other finance related things, such as your investment performance. Mint is personal finance software that is somewhat along the lines of Quicken and MS Money, but with a [...]

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