News & Opinion
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Should Banks Be Able to Charge You to Access Your Own Money?
In addition to feeling "taxed enough already," are you tired of paying more and more fees for the privilege of using your own money? Unfair bank fees are soaring, and consumers are voting with their feet and moving their accounts. Are you...By November 8, 2011
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What Is Rick Perry's Tax Plan and How Would It Affect American Taxpayers?
There's a lot of political hype and media coverage right now about tax code reform. It seems like most presidential hopefuls have their flavor of the week they are hawking. Here we take a look at Perry's tax plan and its fatal flaws.By November 6, 2011
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Bank of America’s $5 Debit Fee Making Many Customers Change Where They Bank
It’s hard for the average consumer to feel much sympathy for banks and their lost portfolio revenues these days. When Bank of America announced customers would be charged a fee for debit cards, angry customers fought back (sort of).By October 18, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street: A Protest Spreads Across the Nation
Who knew that the recent debt ceiling debacle would morph into a fluidic protest pulsating across the nation? People are mad and they really aren’t going to take it anymore. What started as Occupy Wall Street has now expanded to Occupy Together...By October 2, 2011
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Surfing the Economic Waves
I am so sick of seeing advice telling me how to ride out the "tough economic times" (and don't even get me started on the phrase in quotes)! I've found a lot of the advice out there doesn't even apply to someone who is...By September 30, 2011
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Taxcapades: What Citizens Think About Taxes
Nobody likes paying taxes--but the IRS actually allows you to complain about them. Read about the Taxpayer Advocate's suggestion box, with input from taxpayers worried about their personal finances, and have some fun with quotes about taxes from famous...By August 30, 2011
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Thanks to You, Uncle Sam, I Cannot Justify Graduate School Now
Maybe I wasn't meant to complete my education. Maybe it's a sign from the center of the universe that an MFA program was not in my future, or at least one that says that I should reconsider just how badly I want to finish my educational goals...By August 24, 2011