Memorial Day: the one day every year we come together as a nation to honor the men and women who fought for this country. Filled with tradition and festivities, this weekend has long been felt as the unofficial start to summer.
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Spring is in full bloom and I’m sure many of you have already started cleaning out your unwanted items. While donating is always an easy option, why not gather up the best of your unused goods and sell them for some extra money? Like millions of other Americans, I’ve spent way too much time and
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Bishoy: My biggest money mistake was when I decided to invest with a live account too early on. Amy: What’s a live account? Can you explain a little? Bishoy: When you start investing, you can do practice investments with a practice account, where you’re not trading real money, you’re trading paper money, which is not
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As part of our Money Challenge for the month, the team at MyBankTracker will sell items that we no longer want or use. On Monday, we identified which items we plan on selling, and will utilize sites like Craigslist and eBay. If you have boxes of unwanted items, but aren’t sure which ones are considered
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For those looking to make some travel plans this summer (now that the weather is finally shaping up after a horrendous winter), you might have to pick a travel destination closer to home to avoid new airline price spikes.
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I was six years old when my father sat me down and handed me a pile of his baseball cards that he admired and enjoyed for the last 20 years. You can call this the ultimate hand-me-down. My father had given me his lifelong collection of baseball cards. The sentimental worth is, of course priceless,
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We embarked on a month-long money challenge two weeks ago. In order to make some extra money (side income!) and declutter (spring cleaning!), we picked out items we could sell, and whoever earns the most money from the challenge is the winner.
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Not long after Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled a proposed bill to reduce the rates on federal student loans to 0.75%, another bill has been proposed to address the mounting costs of college debt. However, this bill isn’t as good as Warren’s. But, we’re seeing increasing attention paid to the large financial burden held by college
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This week MyBankTracker chats with Associate Blog Editor at Huffington Post, Dan Treadway. Dan opens up about living in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. (New York City), and how he manages his money. He also shares his strategy when it comes to saving money, and how he is fulfilling his dream
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If you’re in the market for buying a new house to call your humble abode, now may be the best time to get in. With rates as low as 3.5% for first time home buyers coupled with other programs which can assist in offsetting the cost of a down payment, buyers can find their way
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