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Friday Video: The Credit Crisis Explained

Hat Tip to @tiffani
This video explains in stunning detail, animation, and awesome concepts how exactly the credit crisis happened and what those confusing terms mean.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

6Mar2009 | Fredric | 4 comments | Continued
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The Bailout, Explained

CNN Money does an excellent job breaking down complex financial matters. Whether its strategies to retire a millionaire or attempting to explain various tax strategies, they use a combination of basic questions and diverse expert responses to educate the reader.
credit: joewcampbell
The Treasure Department

With all the bailout talk, I learned a little bit about the [...]

3Feb2009 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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About a Year Ago on YBP: Fixing Black Middle-Class Mobility

It’s eerie when I read articles from back in the day on this blog. About a year ago, I subscribed to the Economist magazine (something I wish I had the time to still read, today) and shared this nugget of information with our readers before the recession was declared and before our economy tanked:
It was [...]

9Dec2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Gift Giving (the Remix)

I would like to be the first to remind you that the holidays are just around the corner, and with retailers pushing out holiday goods earlier and earlier, you have already been reminded, countless times. With that being said, we want to change it up a little, go flip-mode and recommend some wealth building holiday [...]

3Dec2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
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To Black Friday, or Not To Black Friday…

…that is the question.
Personally, I’ve been looking at upgrading my family room television for awhile. While the phrase ‘with the current economy’ is getting used a lot, I may hold off as this year’s prices will probably go the way of gas. Spending reports will probably be lower than expected and major retailers will have [...]

26Nov2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Save $1000 in 30 days

Before all of this election stuff, we at the Guide used to regularly post about frugality and ways to pad to your savings. In these tough economic times, after the euphoria slowly transitions into pride, our wallets and bank accounts still need attention.
Over at I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Ramit Sethi has started [...]

11Nov2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Running with Scissors

As a child do you remember your mom telling you not to run through the house with scissors in your hand? The reason she said that is because she knew that even with all of your good intentions you’d stop paying attention and end up looking like Slick Rick, less the gold teeth and fedora. [...]

10Oct2008 | Molifeney | 3 comments | Continued
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Blinged. Out.

Dearly beloved, we have come today to put to rest a true icon of the 21st century. An everlasting symbol of the technology and real estate booms. The quintessential flag bearer of Wall Street’s hedge funds and private equity firms. The overused word that described over the top opulence and conspicuous consumption. The Hot Boyz [...]

5Sep2008 | Molifeney | 9 comments | Continued
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The Newest Coupon Queen

It’s time I shared with you all my new hobby. My husband coined it “hyper-couponing”, but I just like to refer to it as “coupon collecting.” After reading this article in the Chicago Tribune and watching an Oprah episode on the same topic, I decided to give it a try myself. I’ve always been a [...]

25Aug2008 | Kimberly | 10 comments | Continued
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Think Pink, or at least Think Possibility

After spending the last few months considering what a good part-time gig to supplement my state salary would be, I found myself invited to and attending a co-worker’s Mary Kay party. I thought I would indulge her, buy something fairly inexpensive, and get on with life. Three days later I found myself signed up as [...]

12Aug2008 | Garry | 4 comments | Continued
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Halftime Plan: 2008 Mid Year Review

Halftime Plan: 2008 Mid Year Review

With half the year in the books, now is the time to check the status of your 2008 financial plan.
Hopefully, you took our advice and got a plan in place to make your 2008 better than your 2007.
Like any blue print to success, there are always going to [...]

11Jul2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
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Top 5 Index Funds

As our job is to keep you in the know, we are going to give you Molifeney’s top 5 Index Funds for you to be in. It was difficult okay — impossible — to find 5 Star funds in each category, so we changed the criteria to reflect the highest Morningstar rated fund in that [...]

29May2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
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