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Asking Mom & Dad for a Bailout: A How-To
As an adult, you hope to never be in a place where you are so desperate for money you have to ring up the Bank of Mom & Dad. Here’s a related question I recently answered on Learnvest.com.
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My Column in Glamour This Month
Glee’s gorgeous and talented Lea Michele dons the cover of Glamour’s October issue, where inside you’ll also find my piece on how to stick it to “the man” in this economy and venture out on your own
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Need a Job? Think Outside the Country
Given the weak employment market in the U.S., now may be an opportune time to venture overseas for work, even if just for the short term.
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Download Psych Yourself Rich for Free
The Kindle version is now available for free! This offer will run through Wednesday. If you don’t own a Kindle, no worries. You can download a free Kindle app for your PC, Mac for Phone to access the free book download.
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Psych Yourself Rich: Digitally Enhanced!
I had a fantastic day of shooting videos and interviews for the digitally enhanced version of Psych Yourself Rich due later in October. (me thinks Seth Godin would be proud!)
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Back to School: Protect Your Money
There’s more to protecting your money in college than avoiding credit card debt. Whether your roommate eats all your food or misses a utility payment, or friends pressure you to spend, here are six solid money management tips to keep college students in the black.
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Best Deals in August
The folks atFreeShipping.org have released their 2010 Best Time to Buy guide, which lists several items they say are best to purchase this month. Here are 7 products off the full list, including FreeShipping’s estimates of how much you can save.
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Safety Tips for Subletters
While there is no official statistic indicating a rise in subletting across America this year, I’m betting this has become an increasingly popular housing strategy. Take these precautions.
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College Students and Financial Traps
I was on the Today Show this morning offering ways parents and students can prevent common financial traps. From credit card debt to graduating late and identity theft.
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Money Etiquette for Learnvest.com
I’m proud to be a part of Learnvest’s Expert Corner, which recently debuted this week. My role will be to provide readers with financial etiquette advice, all the sticky money messes we find ourselves in that no calculator can fix.



