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Cool Contest Over At A Friend’s Blog
January 14, 2009 – 8:20 am | No Comment

Penelope over at Pecuniarities is giving her readers the chance to win a 6 month subscription to the Wall St. Journal. Sounds like a great way to start 2009!
Also, Ashley over at Wide Open Wallet …

The Seven Habits to Financial Success – Part II
January 12, 2009 – 8:09 am | No Comment

In part one of this series, I talked about Habit 1 – Be Proactive, or The Habit of Choice. Before you can begin any endeavor, you have to understand that it’s your choices and not …

The Seven Habits to Financial Success – Part I
January 10, 2009 – 8:16 am | 4 Comments

Recently I went to a Franklin Covey workshop titled “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” If you’ve never been to this workshop, I highly recommend it because it’s great for helping you achieve your …

Top 10 Resolution Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
January 9, 2009 – 8:29 am | One Comment

Just out of curiosity, I’ve been asking my members what some of their resolutions are for this year. Perhaps it was the environment in which the question was asked, but almost everyone who set resolutions …

Banking 101: Deposit Account Holds
January 7, 2009 – 1:31 pm | 6 Comments

Some of you may have noticed that the number of check holds being placed on deposited checks is increasing a little. Even the most liberal of financial institutions are being more cautious these days and …

Painless Ways To Trim The Budget
January 5, 2009 – 4:35 am | 3 Comments

Here at Master Your Card we talk a lot about budgets and something we mention whenever budgets come up is ‘trimming the fat’ to help you save money. What we don’t do is give you …