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We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Given the late-winter thaw showing up in what has been an ice-cold job market, many workers are pondering a topic they haven't worried much about lately — job interviews. Here are my favorite interview tips for job candidates, from new grads to ultra-experienced hires: Collect personal contact information. As you meet each new Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Has your budget sprung a leak? Nearly everyone has spending holes. And as with other kinds of leaks, you may have hardly noticed them. But those small drips can quickly add up to big bucks. The trick is to find the holes and plug them so you can keep more money in your pocket. That extra cash could be the ticket to finally Read more
We're always looking for ways to keep money in our pockets, and Kiplinger's July 2008 issue has some suggestions about how to stop companies from nickel-and-diming you. Just last year Americans paid $30 billion in credit-card fees, so it's safe to say that most of us have been saddled with some of these sneaky fees. Here are Kiplinger's tips on how to fight them. Call during business hours. Few Read more
Graduating from college comes with a slew of mixed emotions and a world of opportunities, including some that may not have crossed your mind. Kiplinger's June 2008 issue recognizes that tax breaks aren't part of most students' college curriculum and rounded up all the tax breaks it could think of for newly graduated 20-somethings. Moving expenses: New grads can deduct the cost of moving Read more
So many of us are in the habit of filling up our schedule to the brim, leaving little time to focus on our finances. Kiplinger's May 2008 issue acknowledges that we don't have all the free time we'd like for attending to our money issues. Rather than go all or nothing with improving your finances, they've provided an easy to sort through "Essential Financial Toolkit" that allows you to quickly Read more
Do you have what it takes to buy a home? Consider this exhaustive guide from Kiplinger. Tired of renting? It could be a great time to buy your first home. In many cities, home prices have bottomed, and rents have risen. Mortgage rates are still superlow. In fact, homes haven't been as affordable since 1971. On the downside, in many cities, buyers have fewer homes from which to choose and more Read more
Becoming completely financially independent can be scary, but it's also very liberating. Kiplinger gives advice on how to establish your financial independence. Not only is it difficult for us twentysomethings to wholeheartedly embrace adulthood, it's often also a challenge for our parents to let us go. Baby-boomer parents are generally known for mollycoddling their children, even after we move Read more
Build up your emergency fund with these tips from Kiplinger. You know you need an emergency fund — easily accessible cash to pay for unexpected expenses. Without one, you could find yourself looking around the house for valuables to pawn, racking up credit-card debt or maybe even considering a payday loan to cover the costs of an emergency. But you may be wondering how you can find enough Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! After about a year and a half of marriage, my husband and I have finally unpacked the boxes of his stuff and our wedding gifts that had piled up in every corner of our apartment. In doing so, we organized the whole place — finding a home within our home for all our "new" things while purging the old. Through the whole Read more
Now that you're done with taxes, it's time to do a little Spring cleaning with your financial documents. Kiplinger advises what to keep and what to toss. It's smart to keep your tax returns indefinitely. Old returns can provide important background information in a variety of situations — for example, if you're applying for a mortgage, applying for disability insurance or trying to figure out Read more
