Surprise! It's Christmas! (again...) Christmas always seemed to surprise me when I was first living on my own. It would be about this time of year I realized that I needed to spend a large sum of mon

I'm the first to confess that dealing with kids and money is difficult. And I'm sure you come to Minyanville looking for well-researched and thoughtful articles on difficult issues. Sadly, this artic

You go on Facebook one day and you have a friend request from a complete stranger who claims to have attended the same high school as you.You check him out and sure enough he's from the area and he's

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

As cheap and fashion-forward retailer Forever 21’s stores grow in size and number, so do the company’s legal woes.The Los Angeles-based chain is due to open a 90,000-square-foot store in

Twenty four Senators and 63 House Representatives have completely lost their minds over pork bellies. Apparently the free market doesn’t work, hog farmers aren’t making enough money, and

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After six months and five days, my home mortgage refinancing closed this week. Please allow me a moment  to savor the achievement of my latest personal goal! I locked in on a rate of 4.75% for 3

Joining a gym should be a no-brainer. My husband and I already work out on a regular basis. We also home school, so joining a gym could very easily be part of a modest education budget.But the proble

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