I do very little stock trading. In fact, the only individual stocks I hold are Microsoft (MSFT) and Akamai (AKAM), both of which I purchased with free money for opening a brokerage account. Naturally, I think free cash is a perfect candidate for experimentation with the stock market and I most likely would not have ...

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Embed the above image on your site Budgeting help from Mint.com Americans have made their voices heard with their stomachs. The second quarter of 2009 showed increasing growth in the number of people eating out. American consumers have increased their purchases in most national chain restaurants. Burger King and Taco Bell are the big winners in fast ...

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Papa John’s Camaro promotion a little weird? Photo URL: http://www.papasroadtrip.com/ Tomorrow, Wednesday Aug. 26, Papa John’s Pizza locations will give a free pizza to anyone who drives up in a Camaro. I have heard of some weird promotions before. The weirdest was Chik-Fil-A giving away free meals to people dressed as cows. This seems a little less weird, but ...

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Now that regulations established by the Credit CARD Act and related rules by the Federal Reserve have begun to take effect, I’ve started receiving notices from card issuers regarding my accounts. My Discover Miles Card was opened in 2005 to attempt a 0% balance transfer, a way to earn interest on someone else’s money for ...

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Who says Eddie Murphy’s dead? Yes, we all miss the old days. That doesn't mean Eddie Murphy is dead. OK, someone, somewhere today started this “Eddie Murphy’s dead!” business. I just want to know who and how and why. I am just about getting sick of this. These ridiculous Eddie Murphy’s dead, Jeff Goldblum is dead, Steven ...

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