As much as we like to be assured that our money is sitting safely inside a bank vault, there’s something about the audacity of a bank heist that captures the imagination. Why else would there be so many successful films depicting them?
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Kids can learn a lot about managing money via their surroundings, from watching TV shows to shopping with parents. There’s a lot to be learned about handling finances from playing games as well, and children don’t necessarily have to spend hours around a Monopoly board to get educated. After all, even video game characters need
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When Amy first told me about the app she was using in preface to our MBT Talks for this week, I asked myself why I hadn’t thought of using an app to track my spending earlier (apart from the fact that I just switched my Blackberry for an iPhone two months ago). As someone who loves
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When was the last time you checked your credit report? We at MyBankTracker encourage consumers to take advantage of those once-a-year free credit reports from each of the three big names (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion), but it turns out that quite a few of those reports — millions, actually — contain incorrect information.
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Seems like there’s no safe place to store your money these days. Under your mattress? Natural disasters could wipe out your whole house. Bank accounts? Considering the new fees and bank failures popping up left and right, it’s a precarious environment. That’s why some people choose to store their valuables in banks’ safe deposit boxes,
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As part of a new settlement, merchants in 40 states can now customers a surcharge of up to 4 percent of the transaction for using a credit card. This is to allow retailers to offset the costs that credit card companies charge in processing fees, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be eager to foist those
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During my first month studying abroad in Hong Kong three years ago, I found myself in a tight spot when my debit card was inadvertently shredded by the ATM, leaving me with just a handful of cash to make it through the next week.
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With the globalization of the world economy, taking jobs overseas has become quite common. In the midst of digging up your passport, packing and perhaps brushing up on a foreign language, it’s important to remember to prepare your bank accounts for travel as well. Even if you’re not working and are simply voyaging abroad for
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthday was this past Tuesday, but the country will celebrate this coming Monday, Jan. 21. In observance of the holiday, many banks will be closed, so make sure to check whether your bank will be open lest you find yourself shut out.
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Holiday tipping can be a jungle of guilt, obligation and confusion. For those who live in big cities such as New York, the list of people to tip at the end of the year seems to grow continually. Regardless of the stress commonly associated with giving tips, it’s important to remember that tips are a
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