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Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance

November 17th, 2008

Preparing Your Finances for This Economy

Right now, it is of vital importance to prepare your personal finances for this economy. Preparation is key if you want to get through this relatively unscathed. Two of the main points of concern for many people right now are:

Employment
Debt

Is your job safe?
Today’s announcement that Citi is planning to cut more than 50,000 jobs in […]

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August 11th, 2008

Next To Affect Your Job: Health Insurance Premiums

My mom recently graduated from college with a degree that allows her to teach elementary school. (Go, mom!) She put in several applications locally, thinking that she should have no problem getting a job, since there are two new elementary schools in town and a plethora of job openings. Unfortunately, she received no interviews. (She […]

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July 9th, 2008

Have You Made a Home Inventory?

One of the things covered in most homeowner’s and renter’s insurance policies is damage to property. You can be reimbursed (check you policy for amounts and restrictions, etc.) for items lost in an event that is covered by your insurance.
But you have to know what’s in there.
I was reminded recently of the importance of the […]

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June 20th, 2008

Personal Finance Tip #11: Get Insurance

You never know when tragedy will strike, so it is important to:
Have proper insurance coverage.
You need to protect yourself against catastrophes and unexpected problems. Health, auto, homeowner/renter, life and other types of insurance to cover your needs are a good idea so that one tragedy doesn’t turn into a financial catastrophe as well.
This post is […]

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June 2nd, 2008

Ask the Piggy Bank: 5 Things To Get Your Personal Finances On Track After Graduation

It’s graduation time, and I’ve been getting a few questions about personal finances now that the “real world” has to be faced by college grads. Here is one question that basically sums up all of the questions I’ve got so far from grads:
I just finished college and I’m ready to get out there. Other than […]

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