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Stacy Says
We'd all like to save more money, and most of us wouldn't mind doing a few good things for the environment while we're at it. In fact, there are probably things you could be doing right now to benefit both causes, and they only take a few seconds!
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When you purchase something with a credit card, you're not performing the physical action of handing over money... its all digital. So, it makes sense that we tend to overspend, or pay for things we don't really need or want, when using our plastic. But, that same logic holds true for food purchases. When we hear the now infamous phrase: "Would you like fries with that?", we're more likely to answer "yes" ...
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Q: My husband and I owe in excess of 31,000.00 in back taxes. We have learned all too well that our ignorance of tax witholding laws is no excuse to the IRS. I would like to know how to choose an agency that can help us to eliminate or reduce our tax debt to a level that we can pay. We are so afraid of the multitudes of options from companies claiming to ...
Q: How do I find out if a work from home business is for real they supposedly have a e-mail address but nobody is answering me it's called jeff paul shortcuts to internet millions I'm not looking to make a lot of money just better than I am now. Also there is project payday I have been talking to them by e-mail. Thank you if you can help out.
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Interest Rates
| LOAN TYPE | TODAY | +/- | LAST WEEK | |
| 48 month new car loan | 6.57% | ![]() | 6.76% | |
| 36 month used car loan | 7.16% | ![]() | 7.18% | |
| MMA | 2.35% | ![]() | 2.37% | |
| 6 month CD | 2.72% | ![]() | 2.75% | |
| $30K home equity loan FICO | 7.41% | ![]() | 7.42% | |
| 30 yr fixed mtg | 5.74% | ![]() | 5.72% |
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