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Who’s Bringing Home the Bacon?

Despite California’s economic trials and tribulations of the last couple of years, going to school there and becoming an engineering major can really thousands of dollars difference in salary per year for college graduates.
PayScale.com released a report Thursday revealing that petroleum engineering majors and graduates of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California are bringing home [...]

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Half of Baby Boomers Might Find Retirement Less than Relaxing

A new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute suggests that almost half of baby boomers will have trouble paying for basic expenses and uninsured health costs after retirement. The study estimates that 47% of baby boomers between the ages of 56 and 62 will come up short of the cash needed to pay for [...]

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Double Dipping or Triple Dipping?

All good things must come to an end…the question is, to what end? The last ten years have been full of low interest rates and a government focused on spending and borrowing as much as possible and this last frivolous decade may end in quite the bust. Are we truly headed towards a perpetual cycle [...]

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Fighting Dirty: Debt Collectors are Getting Desperate

Trying economic times are resulting in more debtors being unable to pay back their loans. This, in turn, leads to debt collectors getting involved and they are starting to fight dirty as they become more and more desperate.
Threats of violence, harassing phone calls, vulgarity, and shake-downs are becoming more common as debt collectors struggle to [...]

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5 Energy Rebate Essentials

Recently, the government’s Cash for Appliances program has been slathered with attention for its rebates of up to $500 simply for being willing to trade less energy efficient appliances for more green models. However, these rebates are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, making them rather short lived in some states, but in states like [...]

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