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Last-Minute Tax Tips

The tax filing deadline is April 17 this year. Are you maximizing your return? Here are some of my last-minute tips that could put more money back in your wallet.

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Money 911: Taxes, Unemployment & Student Loans

This morning on Today’s Money 911 we help viewers struggling with car buying decisions, what to do with a tax refund and how to consolidate student loans. Check out the clip. Below is my answer to a young family wondering what to do with their $5,000 tax refund.

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The Art of Haggling

Asking for a discount – whether you’re buying a car or a pair of shoes – should be common practice by now. If there’s anything we learned over the past few years in this difficult economy, is that everything is negotiable. I stopped by the Today Show this morning with some tips on the art of haggling.

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Today Show: Money 911

Back on TODAY this morning to answer some of your financial questions along with Jean Chatzky and David Bach. We tackled everything from mortgages to health-savings accounts to bonds.

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Tips From the Pawn Stars

I stop by the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas to interview the stars of the hit History Channel show, Pawn Stars.