Fashionable Finances: How Much Do Mint Users Spend on Clothes?
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
On average, Mint users spend $161 a month on clothes, but in certain cities, they spend much, much more.
Articles from August, 2011
Personal Finance Daily: Your rights as a taxpayer
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Do you know your rights as a taxpayer? Do you know your obligations? Eva Rosenberg writes today in our TaxWatch column about IRS Publication 1, an essential document that comes with every notice from the IRS and details your rights. She notes that most of us throw it away, and that’s a [...]
Al Lewis: Meg Whitman’s sampling of inspirational cliches
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Put almost any chief executive officer on a stage, ask for their secrets to success, and what you’ll most likely hear is one cliche after the next. Al Lewis reports that Meg Whitman is no exception.
Don’t Let Your Baby Blow Your Grocery Budget
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Once your baby starts eating solid foods, you can expect to add an extra $50 to $100 to your monthly grocery bill if you’re buying jarred food. Making your own provides an easy savings solution, with the added advantages of knowing exactly what’s going into it while avoiding preservatives [...]
How to rescue the housing market: Foreclosures!
from CNN Money Personal Finance
If the Obama administration really wants to save the housing market, it should speed up the foreclosure process — not prolong the inevitable, experts say.
Bank accounts: Get a fair shake, not a shake-down
from CNN Money Personal Finance
Got a partner who’s constantly changing the rules, takes an eternity to reach on the phone, and lately just isn’t paying you much interest?
Best Banks 2011
from CNN Money Personal Finance
Ready to switch banks? Start with MONEY’s list of the best banks. And don’t forget to check out smaller banks and credit unions as well.
The regulator who could block mortgage refi plan
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
A possible White House effort to kick-start the moribund housing market, and create a major backdoor stimulus to boost consumer spending, may be undercut by the regulator for government-seized housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
U.S. August private-sector jobs rise by 91K: ADP
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Private-sector payrolls increased a moderate 91,000 in August, led by the service-producing sector and small businesses, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. Economists were predicting the ADP figure would rise by about 100,000. [...]
Economic Report: August private-sector jobs up 91,000: ADP
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Private-sector payrolls rise a modest 91,000 in August, led by the service-producing sector and small businesses, according to the ADP employment report that serves as a precursor to the government’s estimate of nonfarm payrolls.