January 16, 2010
Filed under: College, Debt, The Dolans, Video
Ken and Daria Dolan, America’s first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday.
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Filed under: Banks
Thieves don’t need sticky fingers anymore to take your hard-earned cash. They’re getting your ATM to spit it out for them. And they’re doing it a rate that might make hiding your loot under the mattress is the smartest move you can make.
ATM skimming, in which crooks gain access to the PIN encoded on the magnetic stripe of your debit or credit card and withdraw at will, is going to be one of the top forms of fraud this year, according to a BankInfoSecurity report published in Consumer Reports. (Continue the story…)
Filed under: College, Debt, The Dolans, Video
Ken and Daria Dolan, America’s first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday.
January 15, 2010
Filed under: Insurance, Retire, Health, Insurance-health
Social Security is using Chubby Checker to help promote an expanded “Extra Help” program for one million more seniors who need assistance to be able to afford their prescription drugs. Seniors who were rejected for Extra Help in the past should reapply to see if they meet the new requirements.
Filed under: College, Technology, Career, School
The video game industry is seeing significant job growth in spite of the economy and a number of colleges and universities are offering programs to help students enter this industry (which offers an average salary of $80,000). NPR reports that courses or degrees for developing video games are being offered at schools ranging from MIT to DigiPen Institute of Technology. (Continue the story…)
Filed under: Bargains, Home, Real Estate, Simplification, Mortgage Confidential
Everyone likes a little room to stretch out at home, but with the new homes that KB Home is selling, that may be a little difficult.
Filed under: Banks, Celebs & Money
If you’re of a certain age or enjoy watching TV Land, you know who Wayne Rogers is — an actor famed for his role as Trapper John in the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H. But if you watch Fox Business News, you may also know him as a regular guest on the series Cashin’ In. Now, instead of saving lives on TV, he’s encouraging people to save (and invest) their money.
This isn’t a recent conversion on the actor’s part. Rogers, 76, has been playing the role of businessman — in real life — since his days on M*A*S*H (1972 — 1975). That’s when he met Lew Wolff, a real estate developer, hotel owner and managing partner of the Oakland A’s. At the time, Wolff was head of real estate for 20th Century Fox where M*A*S*H was filmed. (Continue the story…)
Filed under: Debt, Extracurriculars, Celebs & Money
I haven’t played much poker in my life, or played it well, but there are some basic gambling lessons everyone should know.
Filed under: Insurance, Retire, Health, Insurance-health
Social Security is using Chubby Checker to help promote an expanded “Extra Help” program for one million more seniors who need assistance to be able to afford their prescription drugs. Seniors who were rejected for Extra Help in the past should reapply to see if they meet the new requirements.
January 14, 2010
Filed under: Debt, Extracurriculars, Celebs & Money
I haven’t played much poker in my life, or played it well, but there are some basic gambling lessons everyone should know.