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Jimmy Choo Meets Econ4U

October 27, 2009 – 10:15 am

The clothing company H&M has made a name for itself providing high-fashion clothing at prices that most people can afford. (BTW – I am not paid by H&M; this is what my wife has told me.)
On occasion, H&M enlists the services of an otherwise exclusive designer, to produce a line specifically for the store. The [...]

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Take the Guesswork Out of Budgeting

July 31, 2009 – 12:39 pm

Whether you’re starting a new job or moving to another state, it can be hard to set up a budget when you don’t know how much of your paycheck you get to take home after taxes and deductions.
PaycheckCity.com’s Net Pay Calculator takes the guesswork out. It’s a particularly useful tool if, for example, your job [...]

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Tip’d: Social Personal Finance News

June 16, 2009 – 4:55 pm

I’m a bit tired of hearing about “social media” sites. For awhile social media seemed mostly like a tool solely used to talk about… social media. Sites such as Twitter, Reddit, and Digg have of course grown out of this (most of the time), but it’s still sometimes hard to find interesting and relevant information [...]

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Scam Watch (and other useful tools)

May 20, 2009 – 10:10 am

The FTC has great resources including a Scam Watch that takes a useful look at a lot of the mortgage rescue scams that are abounding right now.

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Self-Employment Isn’t Always Roses, Sunshine, and Syndicated Television

May 11, 2009 – 4:22 pm

For workers stuck in a sea of cubicles, being self-employed sounds pretty appealing. After all, who wouldn’t want to work from home and start spending a lot more time in their bathrobe, watching Ricki Lake, drinking mimosas, and devising new ways to spend the buckets of cash delivered daily to their doorstep?
The reality, of course, [...]

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