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(Money Magazine, 5/1/2012)
With $600,000 in mortgage debt, can this soon-to-be-married couple afford to start a family on just one income?
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(Money Magazine, 3/1/2012)
For Money's "Financial Fix" column, I profiled a single mom in Seattle who is learning to start over again, both personally and financially, after a recent divorce.
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(Mint.com, 3/1/2012)
For Mint's personal finance blog, I write about all types of money topics, from how to have a "money talk" with your significant other to the best ways to invest in your local small businesses.
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(Bankrate, 11/7/2011)
Open enrollment is as joyful a time as tax season or will-making. But I found some wise ways to pick a health insurance plan that fits one's needs -- and also lowers healthcare costs overall.
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(Bankrate, 10/6/2011)
It's been a banner year for natural disasters worldwide. You want to help, but where do you start? Here's how to ensure your charitable donation can have the best effect in a place that needs it most.
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(Bankrate, 6/7/2011)
Yes, you can negotiate prices down anywhere these days, from flea markets to Saks Fifth Avenue. Here are seven strategies for negotiating with the shopkeeper to lower the sales price.
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(AOL, 4/1/2011)
For AOL's personal-finance website WalletPop, I covered multiple money-related matters, from the future of America's malls to how college graduates with liberal-arts degrees can get jobs in this tough economy.
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(CreditCards.com, 5/31/2010)
You found some suspicious-looking charges to your credit card or bank account. You're covered by the bank's zero-liability policy, right? Not so fast. Depending on what type of card you use and how you use it, you could end up eating the fraudulent costs.
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(Bankrate, 3/30/2010)
Looking for a place to live in Texas, my husband and I were offered the opportunity to rent a house with the option of buying it in three years. A good opportunity or a waste of rent checks? The editors of Bankrate let me investigate and write this story.
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(Bankrate, 3/23/2010)
Do you cringe every time you get a medical bill in the mail, and wonder why you end up paying so much? Actually, many medical bills are negotiable -- it's just a matter of reading the right documents, asking the right questions and negotiating with the right person.
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(Bankrate, 12/16/2009)
If you're facing an astronomical hospital bill, denial of insurance coverage or refusal of treatment, help is on the way. A new type of health professional called a patient or health advocate is helping to haggle with health care providers.
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(Public Broadcasting Service, 10/1/2009)
I work with the producers of this personal-finance program airing on PBS stations by researching program topics, finding and interviewing "real people" to highlight, and writing scripts and summaries.
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(Bankrate, 1/21/2009)
Besides dealing with unemployment and disintegrating 401ks, parents now have to explain their bad financial situation to their kids. What information do you give them about your finances? How do you explain that a layoff may be looming? And how much input should kids have on family finances?
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(Undercurrent, 2/1/2007)
Trip cancellation and trip interruption policies can be pricey but if your next vacation involves a lot of money, flight time and trip connections, they may be your saving grace.
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(MSNBC, 8/18/2006)
The "latte factor" states that by skipping the daily $3 coffee run, you can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars, a year. But if don’t drink that much coffee and are still short on savings, what do you do? Two women explain how they gave up their daily luxuries -- and improved their lives.
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(MSNBC.com, 7/15/2006)
Seven ways small donors can make the maximum impact with their charitable contributions.
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(MSNBC.com, 6/16/2006)
Young bloggers open up their wallets online -- and they invite you to critique and improve their financial habits.
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(MSNBC.com, 2/10/2006)
Because they're facing stagnating incomes, housing prices out of reach and mounting credit-card debt and student loans, it's unlikely that Generations X and Y will surpass or even equal their parents' standards of living.
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Business Management |
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(Intuit, 5/15/2012)
I am a contributing writer to Intuit's Small Business Blog, profiling small-biz owners about how they run their companies, and writing articles to help entrepreneurs start, manage and build up their business empires. Most recently, I did a series of articles on the SXSW Fest and Austin's business-fri
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(PBS - NextAvenue, 5/3/2012)
For PBS's new multimedia venture focused on Baby Boomers, I write for its "Money" and "Work" sections, and my first story for those thinking about starting their own business offers up 8 questions they should ask themselves before taking the plunge.
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(Bankrate, 9/13/2011)
Many people think a recession is the wrong time to start a business, but that's not always true -- Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Disney and Google got their starts during tough economic times. Here's some tips for overcoming today's economic obstacles and getting your business up and running.
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(Meeting Professionals International, 5/1/2009)
Forget about Rolodexes and business lunches. Today’s business people, all generations of them, use smart phones and social online media tools to network. But Boomers, GenXers and Millennials still differ on their opinions of what works best for making connections and getting the dream job.
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(DrBicuspid.com, 7/1/2008)
Are dental students today learning the medical, financial and business-management skills they need to practice dentistry in the 21st century?
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(DrBicuspid.com, 6/23/2008)
Are dental students today learning the medical, financial and business-management skills they need to practice dentistry in the 21st century?
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(AdvisorMax.com, 1/1/2008)
The largest generation of Americans ever born is now planning for retirement. That’s good news for financial advisors, but you have a lot of work ahead of you in helping them understand what they’re up against.
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(AdvisorMax, 8/1/2007)
If done right, conferences can be career boosters -- how you can come away from your next one with more than a tan and a tax write-off.
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(San Francisco Business Times, 4/20/2007)
Credit unions are taking on big banks in the small-business market by promising lower fees and better customer service.
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(AdvisorMax, 3/15/2007)
For this subscription-only website geared toward financial advisors, I wrote about how financial advisors can use outsourcing to better serve their clients -- and their profits.
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(AdvisorMax.com, 1/1/2007)
Advice from financial advisors about how a mix of technology and the personal touch keeps remote-client relationships going strong.
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(AdvisorMax, 12/1/2006)
This article offers financial advisors tips for holding on to good clients – and getting rid of bad ones.
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(Red Herring, 6/1/2000)
The tech industry is still considered a man's world but female entrepreneurs are learning how to become lean, mean, pitching machines.
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Technology |
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(CreditCards.com, 7/15/2009)
Credit-card issuers are working hard on rolling out mobile payment technology around the world, but how long will it take for Americans to adopt it?.
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(CreditCards.com, 3/19/2009)
These cards make transactions easier and faster, but are they safe enough?
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(Edutopia, 12/1/2007)
Feeling brain-drained? Using an electromagnetic "thinking cap" to give your head a jump start may not be too far off in the future.
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(Technologies for Worship, 6/15/2006)
How the IT department at New York's Trinity Church transformed itself from a server room with dangling wires and archaic equipment into an award-winning operation that handles all technology for the parish and its 175 high-profile tenants.
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(Identity Theft 911, 9/1/2003)
Is high-tech scanning of fingers and eyeballs the perfect weapon against identity theft? This article explains why biometric technology may be the logical solution for stemming the growth of this crime.
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Too Quirky to Categorize |
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(Undercurrent, 8/1/2008)
Sleep with the fishes -- literally -- and help to build a reef.
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(Red Herring, 9/15/2000)
Y.C. Sun is a computer consultant who has more influence in his moonlighting job -- as a fortune-teller advising tech execs and venture capitalists how and when to do business.
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Environmental Issues |
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(Undercurrent, 3/1/2008)
Part II of the dive industry's lax view towards touching and feeding marine life, and why that attitude needs to be changed if they want to keep offering dive trips.
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(Undercurrent, 2/1/2008)
Part I of the dive industry's lax view towards touching and feeding marine life, and why that attitude needs to be changed if they want to keep offering dive trips.
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(Undercurrent, 10/1/2007)
When divers take cheap flights to dive exotic reefs, and use dive gear manufactured in Third World countries, can they be considered friends of the environment? Some dive businesses are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprints.
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Travel |
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(Texas Journey, 1/1/2012)
Downtown El Paso has come a long way from its origins as "Ponce’s Rancho." First started as a farm in 1827, El Paso has since evolved into a lively district of shops, restaurants, and entertainment that reflects the cultures on both sides of the border.
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(Undercurrent, 2/1/2008)
Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" has gone upscale, but developmental run-off and fish-grabbing dive guides means diving has gone downhill.
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(Undercurrent, 8/1/2007)
Even though many resorts have Web sites promoting their services, not all have full information -- especially about extra fees and charges.
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