This post is part of the “The Spectrum of Personal Finance”. In this one-day event, comic-book nerd Brian from My Next Buck, will discuss eight different emotions (taken from the Green Lantern comics) and relate them to personal finance. Here at GRS, Brian looks at Compassion. One of the most rewarding parts of personal finance is ...

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We told you back in July about the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009. To summarize: Visa and Mastercard skims a percentage of the retail price every time you use a card to buy something. It’s called an “interchange fee”. Allegedly, U.S. merchants pay up to six times more for this service than merchants ...

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Counting Calories (Photo via Bensonkua, Flickr.com) Much like finding the right personal loan, the number of calories needed on a daily basis is determined by different factors such as your weight, height, age, and activity level. It varies with different people. However, there are some general guidelines on how much daily calories one person really needs. 400 Calorie ...

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I got a kick out of this article from the NY Times yesterday: Commuters Overlooking Free Treasure:I might not have appreciated the marvel of the Grand Central Terminal water fountain if it hadn’t been for the notebook.I had run into Posman Books after getting off my train and finding myself without a notebook, and grabbed ...

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Friday the 13th...AND Black Friday in the same month - run to the hills! Today is Friday the 13th, and two weeks from now it will be Black Friday - Oh no! A black cat! From Wikimedia commons. now for some of us Friday the 13th means zilch, besides a series of increasingly ridiculous slasher flicks.  Since it ...

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