In October, the US Treasury took in $135.3 billion and spent $311.7 billion. President Obama is now promising a deficit-reduction plan that will come with his 2011 budget. I have a question. Has all of this debt been part of a budget, because if it has, someone needs some definite budgeting lesson. ...

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Connection Between Heart and Wallet Connect the dots between empty calories and an empty wallet. You may often hear the adage “at least you have your health” when a person’s financial state is dire. We often make a distinction between our physical well-being and our financial well-being. However, there are more similarities between keeping our bodies and ...

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It only took a deep recession but finally the need to protect consumers is outweighing the almighty concern for business to make a buck. Read more about Overdraft fees: Finally, fair warning...

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Niacin: the latest vitamin already known to be good for you, confirmed again as good for you Tomatoes - a great source of niacin. From Wikimedia commons. Niacin is one of the essential vitamins that a person has to consume, and recent studies have shown it to help decrease bad cholesterol, and boost the good kind.  That ...

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Shame on you, Trista Joy Lathern Trista Joy Lathern: one bad apple. Image from openphoto.net. People have all kinds of excuses for not donating to charity. Most of the people I know and I don't hand out money to people asking for change on the streets because we all agree that unless we know what they're going ...

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