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Waiving College Application Fees

By on November 4th, 2011 • College & Career, College Application Week, fees, Waivers, Life

You've determined the path, taken the tests, and you've written/edited your application essay. There's only one more step: paying for applications.

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The Cents That Could Cost Us Dollars

By on March 15th, 2011 • Debit cards, fees, Finances, Credit & Debt

Did you know that financial institutions make money every time you swipe your debit card?

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Debit Card Fees: Revisited

By on December 20th, 2010 • Debit cards, fees, Credit & Debt

We wrote an article in the fall about the CARD Act, which limits some of the deceptive and unfair ways in which credit card companies can separate you from your money.

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SAT/ACT Season: Part Three

By on December 1st, 2010 • ACT, fees, SAT, Life
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Reading The Fine Print

By on May 3rd, 2010 • fees, Life

In the past, I’ve used the "instant recycle" method when receiving mail from my insurance provider, credit card company, cell phone provider, etc.

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Fees, Schmees

By on February 19th, 2010 • airline, Credit Cards, fees, Life

New rules will go into effect Monday that will make it harder for credit card companies to pull one over on you.

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Overdraft Fees Vs. Veggies: The Road To Victory

By on October 12th, 2009 • fees, Food, Credit & Debt

It appears that, as a nation, we would rather give away $34 than eat brussels sprouts.

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Avoiding Travel Fees

By on August 10th, 2009 • fees, Hotels, Travel, Life

In our August article Eliminate Common Fees, we showed you how to avoid easily avoidable financial fees. But there are plenty of other hidden fees you should be aware of.  Preparing to travel is difficult enough, so here common tricks airlines and hotels use to sucker you out of a few extra dollars when you're heading out of town.

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Eliminate Common Fees: Four avoidable expenses

By Emily Haleck on August 1st, 2009 • Budgeting, fees

Here are the most common avoidable financial fees and how to avoid them.

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