from Moneywatch Personal Finance
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — A Christmas Day blaze at an advertising executive’s waterfront Victorian in Stamford, Conn., claimed the lives of the executive’s three daughters and her parents. CBS News reported that no cause had been identified as of midmorning Monday. Madonna Badger, who moved from magazine art direction to advertising with Calvin [...]
from Dave Ramsey News
Gina’s 11-year-old daughter’s father recently died. There’s no will, but there is a $500,000 life insurance policy with Gina’s daughter as the beneficiary. What’s the best way to invest the money for her future?
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Congress approved a two-month extension of a payroll-tax cut on Friday, giving lawmakers more time to work out a longer-term deal and helping consumers avoid a hit to the wallet next year. The bill also extends special federal unemployment-insurance benefits, and will avert a drop in payments to Medicare [...]
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Making the transition to using green products doesn’t have to be a costly or labor-intesive endeavor. Here’s a list of the best green home products that are good for your health, the environment, and your bank account.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The number of Americans filing initial claims for regular state unemployment-insurance benefits fell 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 364,000 in the week ended Dec. 17, reaching the lowest level since April 2008, the Labor Department reported Thursday. [...]
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for regular state unemployment-insurance benefits is at the lowest level since April 2008, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
from Dave Ramsey News
Matthew was blindsided by a collections call for an old medical bill of his wife’s. His wife doesn’t remember the bill. Dave suggests that Matthew’s wife needs to talk to the doctor’s office herself.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
U.S. presidents often seem to age in dog years while they’re in office, but don’t let the appearance of gray hair and wrinkles fool you. Commanders-in-chief historically have outlived all U.S. men of their era thanks to their high levels of education, wealth and access to medical care, according to a recent [...]
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Dean and his wife are both 63 and retired with no children and no debt. Long-term care insurance will be about $4,500 a year. Should they still invest in long-term care insurance?
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Your list of New Year’s resolutions doesn’t have to be long in order to make an impact on your life. Here are three simple New Year’s resolutions that will change your financial life.