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Wise Bread bloggers share green resolutions for the upcoming year, beginning on October 15, 2007: Blog Action Day. Tell us what actions you intend to take to improve the environ
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Gold as an investment
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419 baiting – keeping online scammers running in circles
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Strategic Thriftstore Shopping
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When it Pays to Call in the Experts
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Yesterday Henry Paulson decided to use the power given to him by the housing bailout bill to officially take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is a decision that has a huge im
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