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Teaching English abroad is becoming a huge industry. As more and more of the developing world grows a middle class that is hungry to interact with...

Panic sets in. You paid your credit card late. Will this affect your coveted credit score?!? See what many credit card companies consider a late payment for credit score purposes.

Ever wonder what penny stocks were and what the allure was? Don't get sucked into the hype. See why you should avoid penny stocks.

Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) affect how you take your money out of retirement accounts when you require. See how they affect you.

There are new rules for taking the home office tax deduction that make it easier for some to claim it. See what they are.

"For people that aren't at all aware of what College Pro Painters is, the basic idea is that students make money by running their own small painting business in the summer.  The theory is that they hire other students, make use of the CPP brand name, resources, and training, then go about making great profits over the course of a summer."

Owning a car is an expensive proposition. It can add several thousand dollars per year in expenses to an already tightly stretched budget.

The debt snowball is a popular way to payoff debt. But what might be more practical is the debt avalanche. See how they differ.

It seems like every personal finance blog has at least one "best credit cards" post. And some have several. But one size doesn't fit all. The real question is what credit card is best for different types of spenders?

The Earned Income Tax Credit can provide a nice bit of a credit on your taxes but you have to be able to qualify.

If you're looking for a list of the best dividend paying stocks to invest in, the Dividend Aristocrats list is what you need.

Net cash flow, also referred to as cash flow earnings or Net Income Plus Depreciation (NIPD), is the profits of the business plus non-cash expenses.

Where's my tax refund? It's what we ask once we know we're getting a refund. See how you can check the status of your tax refund.

The VantageScore is one of the many credit score calculations out there that aims to be an alternative to the popular FICO score.

Problems start to arise though, when the job interferes with what should be your primary goal: getting decent grades. How do you balance everything?

A 401(k) plan is generally a good thing to have at work. But not all plans are created equal. You may have a bad 401(k). See how to spot a bad 401(k).

TurboTax has become the industry standard for online tax preparation. See what TurboTax offers and which TurboTax Online edition is best for you.

Individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs are popular investment vehicles. But what is the best or optimal mix of investment vehicles for your portfolio?

Using the home office tax deduction for your home business sounds like a no-brainer, right? But make sure you understand what is involved and if it's worth it. 

Your credit is accessed in one of two ways - a hard credit pull or a soft credit pull. It's important to know the difference. See what they are and how they affect your credit score.