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Couple should rejig insurance to reduce debt (The Globe and Mail)

In Vancouver, Peter, 56, makes his living as an artist. His wife, Margaret, 51, is self-employed as a business consultant. The couple expect to produce a gross income of $91,000 for 2006, which is not bad for most parts of the country but not very much in one of Canada’s most expensive cities.

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Financial questions you need to answer (Jewish World Review)

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | December is the month when tax-planning professionals tell their clients to maximize their deductions and minimize income as much as possible in order to reduce their income taxes. This means making contributions to churches, other charities and IRAs.

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For Debt-Burdened Companies, An Alternative to Debt Consolidation (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Highland Park, IL (PRWeb) December 6, 2006 — Should companies with debt and cash-flow problems turn to debt consolidation, as so many consumers have in recent years?

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Why These Stocks Didn’t Burn Me (The Motley Fool)

How to minimize risk while hanging on to the potential reward in small-cap investing.

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Couple needs to trim mortgage debt and diversify holdings (The Star-Ledger)

Eddie and Meg are working hard to properly manage their money. With sizable salaries, a good start on savings, an investment property and an 18-month-old child, the Middlesex County couple wants to make sure they’re doing the best with their resources.

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HOW TO LIVE ON A BUDGET (The Victoria Advocate)

A good budget can give you more money to do the things you want to do and help you be more prepared for a rainy day. This was the advice offered by financial planners, credit counselors and a woman named Betty. Betty, who we agreed not to identify, learned to live on a budget the hard way.

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Singing a Holiday Tune or a Debt Dirge? (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)

Attack your debt if the holidays have you wringing your hands over credit card bills.

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U.K. Bankruptcies Soar as Loans, Card Debt Top $6,800 a Person (Bloomberg.com)

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Roland Snooks couldn’t resist a good deal on a loan, and for 11 years, banks including Egg Plc and Abbey National Plc were happy to feed his habit.

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Buy a car you can afford (Baltimore Sun)

The worst auto accidents occur on the showroom floor. They happen as consumers sign up for years of crippling debt to buy vehicles they can’t afford.

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Car payments shouldn’t drive budget (Sun-Sentinel)

The worst auto accidents occur on the showroom floor. They happen as consumers sign up for years of crippling debt to buy vehicles they can’t afford.