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How Fat Is Fat Tuesday? [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Tulane University, Thanksgiving, Floats, Parades, King Cakes, Catholic, mint.com, Lent, Mardi Gras, Beads, Gulf Coast, Pancakes, Video, Business News

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, may be celebrated by young and old, drunk and sober, but when it comes to economic impact, the celebration's moniker is no...

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GRAPHIC: European Debt Balloons Over The Last Decade

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Gdp, Silvio Berlusconi, Germany, France, Greece Debt Crisis, Italy Debt Crisis, European Union, Euro Zone, mint.com, George Papandreou, Piigs, Business News

Though the European debt crisis has in recent months revolved a small number of countries, most prominently Greece and Italy, issues of sovereign deb...

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GRAPHIC: How Much Big Corporations Pay In Taxes

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: General Electric, Income Taxes, Tax Rates, Corporations, Infogrpahic, Exxon Mobil, Occupy Wall Street, mint.com, Corporate Taxes, Business News

Earlier this year, General Electric came under intense scrutiny after a New York Times piece alleged the corporation, whose CEO heads Obama's jobs cou...

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Chart: U.S. Debt Ceiling Explained

Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Congress Debt Limit, U.S. Economy, Federal Debt Limit, Politics, Congress, Global Economy, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, mint.com, Business, Charts, Congress Debt Ceiling, Politics News

Congress, the White House and various political onlookers have been debating the seriousness of the U.S. debt ceiling and outlining different scenario...

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6 Easy Ways to Avoid a Money Hangover

College Candy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Budget, Car Insurance, Budget, Dayana Yochim, Set a Budget, College Advice, mint.com, Credit Card Debt, Financial Advice, Envelope Budgeting, How to Save Money, Credit Cards, College Credit Cards, fool.com, Late Fees, Save Money, College News

Let's face it, "the talk" is awkward for everyone: You, picturing your parents at your age; your parents trying to cover all the bases. You know we're talking about the "money talk," right?

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Three Reasons Why I Started Mint.com

Aaron Patzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zillow, Small Business, Credit Cards, mint.com, Entrepreneurship, Debit Cards, Aaron Patzer, Microsoft-Money, Personal Finance, Small Business America, Quicken, Business News

Mint.com was born in early 2006 out of my frustration with existing personal finance tools. Since age 15, I had used tools like Microsoft Money and Qu...

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Denver Spends 8th Most Per Capita On Coffee In U.S.

Denver Business Journal | Mark Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coffee, Coffee Drinking Cities, mint.com, Denver, Coffee Addiction, Denver News

Oh, yes. Apparently Denver is one of the American cities most addicted to "designer" coffee -- the kind that they sell at places like Starbucks and Co...

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Twenty Products That Are Cheaper Today Than They Were Ten Years Ago

walletpop.com | Tom Barlow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sears, Walmart, Bayer Aspirin, Harley-Davidson, Nike, Inflation, James Patterson, Levi's, Starbucks, McDonald's, mint.com, Volkswagen, Nba, Business News

Thanks to inflation, what cost just a buck in 2000 would cost $1.27 today. Happily, the price of some products has not kept up with that inflation; an...

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Google Voice Is Live

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cool, homefair.com, Shelley, Digital, wakerupper.com, zocdoc.com, Websites, Shelly, mint.com, Palmer, Life, Media News

Google is now inviting everyone in the United States to use Google Voice. Users get a single number that syncs to all of their phones and voicemail that works a lot like email.

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How Americans Are Drastically Reducing Their Debt: Mint.com (CHART)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deleveraging-the-Economy, Savings Rate, Consumer Deleveraging, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Deleveraging, mint.com, Borrowing, Business News

As the economy emerges from the downturn, consumers are likely to spend the next several years drastically reducing their debt -- at least if historic...

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Meet The New Young Millionaires

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.09.2011

For many, the American dream isn't just to become a millionaire -- it's to become a young millionaire. There's something to be said for coming up with...

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Charity: Who Cares? A Graphic By Mint.com

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charity Graphic, Donation Graphic, Charity Who Cares Chart, Donating to Charity, Warren Buffett, Charitable Giving, Charity Navigator, mint.com, Charity Chart, Charity Who Cares, Impact News

Mint.com has organized a fascinating graphic that describes who in America gives, how much, and where. It's got some statistics you might not have gue...

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$1 Trillion Visualized (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trillion Dollars Video, Size of Bailout, mint.com, Trillion Dollars Visualized, Mint, Video, Business News

By now we know that the bailout probably won't cost $23.7 trillion, but the tab will certainly run in the trillions of dollars. Either way, one trilli...

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