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60-Second Guide to Getting Out of Debt
by The Motley Fool on 4/28/2008
Imagine being free of debt — no more sleepless nights over mounting credit card balances, no more ball-and-chain of debt feeding your anxieties, and no chance of threats from dreaded collection agencies. You can do it! Here’s the scoop — in one minute flat.

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60-Second Guide to College Savings Strategies
by The Motley Fool on 3/2/2007
A college education can cost tens of thousands of dollars — or more. However, there are ways to make your diploma dollars go farther. You can get a head start in a single minute — here’s how!

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60-Second Guide to Smart Refinancing
by The Motley Fool on 3/2/2007
The financial industry is fond of rules-of-thumb, and it can regale you with plenty of tales on the topic of refinancing. But there’s a lot more to this big-ticket decision than simply deciding whether to do it based on a minimal interest rate movement or monthly mortgage savings.

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6 Deductions Even Pros Overlook
by The Motley Fool on 3/2/2007
There are a whole lot of lines on your tax return. Have you researched every last one, making sure you’re taking advantage of all the legal ways you can cut your tax bill? Few people do, and even some tax professionals miss opportunities to reduce a taxpayer’s tab.

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How to Make the Most From Refinancing
by The Motley Fool on 3/2/2007
For most homeowners, mortgage payments dwarf all other living expenses. When an opportunity comes to reduce those payments, many jump at it. Some homeowners, however, jump a little too quickly. When you’re bombarded by ads from mortgage lenders day after day, it’s easy to understand why.

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60-Second Guide to Managing your Mortgage
by The Motley Fool on 3/1/2007
For most homeowners, your mortgage payment is by far your biggest monthly expense. So we think it’s completely justifiable to spend 60 seconds reviewing it. In fact, don’t be surprised if this brief exercise does wonders for your budget. Let’s take a look under the hood and see whether we can find you some savings.

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60-Second Guide to Perfect Credit
by The Motley Fool on 3/1/2007
About 1% of the population has perfect credit, meaning a FICO score of 850 on Fair Isaac Corp.’s scale of 300 to 850. How they earned those gold stars is no secret. A quick peek into their credit files reveals that these star pupils haven’t got any fancy tricks up their sleeves.

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