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Federal Bankruptcy Filings Are Up By 34.5%

Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Businesses, Personal Finances, Businesses, Bankruptcy, Figures, Financial Crisis, Federal Bankruptcies, Bankruptcy Rates, Bankruptcies by State, Bankruptcy Filings by State, Personal Finance, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP/HuffPost)-- Bankruptcy filings in federal courts jumped by more than one-third this year, as businesses and individuals struggled to re...

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Finance 101: Dedicated to Gov. Schwarzenegger

Mary Hall | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Personal Finances, Finance Tips, California Budget Crisis, Personal Debt, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Mary Hall

Gather all important financial statements and review what you own, your assets, and what you owe, your liabilities. Look carefully at how you're putting our hard-earned cash to work.

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Having Trouble Sleeping? Blame The Recession

medicalnewstoday.com | Baylor Health Care System | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Finances, Unemployment, Economy, Insomnia, Awake at Night, Trouble Sleeping, National Sleep Foundation, Awake in Bed, Recession, Living News

Today, millions of Americans can attest to his insight. According to a poll from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), 27 percent of Americans say pers...

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Living Right on a Financial Diet!

Meredith Haberfeld | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Personal Finances, Career, Inspiration, Money, Careerbuilder, Career Advice, Careers, Work-Life Balance, Money Saving, Meredith Haberfeld, Living News
Meredith Haberfeld

Oh, no, it's the "R" word! Currently heard and seen everywhere. Call it what you will -- recession, slump, downturn, it has everybody edgy and fearing the worst.

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Plan to Take Action in 2009

Suze Orman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Personal Finances, Stocks, Money, Economy, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Standard & Poor's, Recession, 2009, Finance Woes, Money Woes, Dow Jones, Stocks Down, Finance, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Recession Fears, The Dow, Financial Planning, New York Stock Exchange, Personal Finance, Standard & Poor, Suze Orman, Suze Orman Oprah, Business News
Suze Orman

I am sorry to say that it is foolish to think that a stimulus package will be an insta-cure. I think it is wiser to to keep in mind that it is going to take years to make this all right.

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What I Gained by Losing in Madoff

Geneen Roth | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Money Loss, Investing, Personal Finances, Mortgage, Madoff, Economy, Fifty Billion, Coping With Loss, Loss, Finances, Living News
Geneen Roth

I wish I could say I had reservations about Madoff before The Call, but I did not. Besides, everything about which I "knew better"--stocks, advisors, real estate--was also disastrous.

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Financial Plan for 2009

Grant Cardone | Posted 01.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Personal Finances, Bankruptcy, Grant Cardone, Money, Recession, Finances, Financial Advice, Business News
Grant Cardone

Most people retreat in the face of problems when the reality is that they are opportunities. Those that solve problems for others in the upcoming year will be rewarded.

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Is Your Debt Naughty or Nice?

Manisha Thakor | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Personal Finances, Consumer Debt, Budgeting, Saving, Debt, Household Debt, Personal Finance, Economy, Financial Crisis, Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Spending, Recession, Consumer Confidence, Saving Money, Personal Debt, Business News
Manisha Thakor

For the first time in over 50 years, it is clear that "debt" has finally come to be seen for what it is, a four letter word that should be used with extreme caution.

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Stressed About Money? Save, Baby, Save...

Manisha Thakor | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Money, Budgeting, Finanical Stress, Economic Turmoil, Saving, Economic Crisis, Recession, Debt, Credit Cards, Money Management, Business, Personal Finance, Economic Challenge, Personal Finances, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Together we can "Save, Baby, Save" -- not just our money but perhaps also our souls.

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World stocks lower on recession fears

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Finance, Technology, Federal Reserves, Economy, Debt, Personal Finances, European Markets, Business News

LONDON — World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday on renewed fears about the U.S. economy after a number of high-profile U.S. companies war...

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