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Tag: money

  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

10 Things You Shouldn’t Buy Used

by Bruce Horovitz, AARP, Updated September 16, 2021 AARP asked the experts. We reached out to three thrift specialists who have each written books about garage sales and savvy spending on used

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 20, 2021

Suze Orman Says These Are The Biggest Money No-Nos

 By Esther Trattner April. 07, 2020 Here are 34 major money don’ts — straight from the expert. Don’t be too quick to buy a home Don’t lease a car Don’t cosign a loan Don’t put

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

6 Household Bills You Didn’t Know You Could Negotiate

Alina Bradford Before you begin cutting deals, be sure to do your homework. That means reviewing your bills first, so you know how much you’re currently being charged for a product or service, an

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 27, 2020November 5, 2025

Buy, Buy, Buy!

This morning (it is now about 10 am) I opened my main email and counted 112 new messages. Of the first 50, 30 were urging me to buy something. Clothing, books, office products, furniture, food, wha

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

How to Avoid Spending Too Much

Here are some things I’ve learned over the years that helped me get out of debt, avoid spending too much when I did shop, and not be sucked in by the lures of advertising. The examples below are

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NY Times

  • The Killing Of Haiti’s President Heads to a U.S. Court. What to Know.
  • USA Today Names Jamie Stockwell as Next Top Editor
  • Mississippi and Georgia Elections: What to Watch in Today’s Primaries
  • Democrats Sued to Find Out Whether Trump Will Send Armed Officers to Election Sites
  • I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

NPR

  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol
  • Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
  • A new study finds dangerous chemicals in some commonly used hair extensions

The Progressive

  • The Year of Progressive Power; Data Centers’ Journey to Space
  • How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability
  • The True Cost of Killing Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho
  • Telling the Truth With Only a Camera
  • For Children in Beirut Refugee Camp, School Is a Lifeline—But So Is Cricket

FactCheck.org

  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address

Snopes.com

  • Does this photo show Erika Kirk with alleged Charlie Kirk shooter? Here's the truth
  • Did Orwell write, 'People sleep peaceably' because 'rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf'?
  • Is the FDIC being dismantled? Unpacking claim
  • Has Trump fasted every Friday since 2020? Don't bite on rumor
  • Did Barron Trump buy $30M in oil days before Iran war began? Claim lacks evidence

Tradeoffs

  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped

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