ARCHIVED TIPS (2008)

With the beginning of a new year, it seems like an opportune time to review the financial tips from the past year... As I have done in the past, I have provided a topical/organized archive of tips. The hot links will allow you to easily review prior tips. You can also view archived tips (by date) on the blog site or at:
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BUDGETING.
- Cures for a Lean Purse (05/2008)
- [Free] Online Financial Management Resources (11/2008)
- Save More Each Month (09/2008)

CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS.
- Closing Unused Credit Card Accounts (12/2008)
- Credit Card Update (12/2008)
- Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights (10/2008)
- Debit Card Realities (06/2008)
- New Rules for Card Companies (12/2008)
- Proposed Credit Card Changes (05/2008)
- Schumer's Box (08/2008)
- The Best Credit Card Reward Programs (12/2008)

CREDIT MANAGEMENT.
- Credit-Based Insurance Scoring (11/2008)
- Credit/Security Freeze (09/2008)
- "Free Credit" Services (07/2008)

FINANCIAL EDUCATION.
- Cash Course (01/2008)
- Financial Illiteracy Persists (04/2008)

FINANCIAL PLANNING.
- 401(k) and Other Investment Fees (12/2008)
- Building Wealth (04/2008)
- Coping With Market Volatility (01/2008)
- Deal or No Deal (03/2008)
- Free Planning Assistance (01/2008)
- Index vs. Active Fund Investing (04/2008)
- Is Your Money Safe (09/2008)
- Market Anniversary... Increase in Cyberscams (10/2008)
- No More Free Lunch... (09/2008)
- Portfolio X-Ray (03/2008)
- Responding to a Turbulent Market (12/2008)
- [Still] The Best High Yield Savings Accounts (08/2008)

OTHER.
- Financial Pitfalls - Overconfidence (06/2008)
- Financial Resolutions (01/2008)
- Gift Cards (11/2008)
- "Opt Out" (07/2008)

STUDENT RESOURCES.
- July 1 -- Rate Change (06/2008)
- Project on Student Debt (07/2008)
- Rewarding Those Who Serve (09/2008)
- Student Loan Borrower Assistance (10/2008)
- Student Loan Comparison - Resources (02/2008)
- Student Loan Update (05/2008)

TAXES.
- Economic Stimulus Package (03/2008)
- Economic Stimulus - Payment Schedule (04/2008)
- Free Tax Assistance (01/2008)
- Rebate Snafu (07/2008)