What are Hedge Funds?
The sums racked in by hedge-fund managers dwarf even the incomes of top corporate CEOs and Wall Street bankers. The average among them earned nearly $1.5 million a day, every day, for the entire year, or over $1,000 every minute. The top three pulled in over $1 billion each. Meanwhile, wages for the majority continue [...]
The Truth About Payday Loans
The Kansas City Star recently reported that a single mother used a payday loan to borrow $300 for a trip to the dentist. When she couldn’t pay the loan two weeks later, she extended it and paid $50 twice a month for almost four months and still owed the entire principle amount.
A woman in North [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #95
Welcome to the 95th episode of the carnival of personal finance. Take a look around. If you like what you see, subscribe.
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Self Employed Retirement Savings - Your Options
Debt Free
Being self employed affords you some advantages not enjoyed by the average person.
Who Pays for Credit Card Rewards and Rebates?
The Finance Buff
The rewards and rebates [...]
March 2007 Net Worth Snapshot
After last month’s disappointing results, we were able to get things back on track this month. Our net worth passed the fairly significant mark of $50,000, which we had expected to do last month. That puts us 1/20th of the way to a million dollars.
The home equity total increased more that usual because we [...]
