The costs of home Home ownership is an expensive endeavor (Photo: flickr.com) For most people, the greatest monetary expense they will take on during their lifetime is that of buying a home. Despite the fact that mortgage costs are tremendous. From ubiquitous idiomatic expressions like “home is where the heart is” to classic exclamations the caliber of ...

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For the increasing number of Mac users in the audience, today’s the day to start deciding whether you want to upgrade your operating system: “Snow Leopard” is on the scene. Number-wise, this is a move to OS 10.6. It will only work on Apple computers with an Intel processor and at least 1 GB of RAM. ...

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The option to convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA has been around for a while. As long as your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is under $100,000 you have qualified for this conversion. Contributions to the Traditional IRA is tax-deductible, which means that your tax bill is calculated after ignoring the amount you ...

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From the mail bag, here's a neat tip for NYC residents:8 times a month the ING DIRECT Cafe (968 3rd Ave @ 58th St) hosts Saver's Swap meets. Every Sunday from 1-5pm, anyone can come by the Cafe with gently used home goods, apparel and electronics to swap with other Savers. Every Tuesday ...

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The budget tools in Mint.com have been massively overhauled in order to provide you with a more flexible approach to budgeting. The team at Mint believes that a budget that is too complex to set up and maintain is one that you won’t keep so they’ve made it as easy as possible to get started ...

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