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Weekly Roundup – 04/20/07

Written by Nickel - 5 Comments

Here’s a quick look at some of the articles that caught my eye over the past week…

FMF asks if going to grad school is a financial mistake.

JLP talks about teaching high school kids about personal finance.

Flexo broke down his 401(k) statement.

Jim talked about the states that have the lowest taxes.

Henry talked about paying down your credit cards that are maxed out before tackling others.

Jeremy takes a closer look at lifecycle funds.

Lazy Man deconstructs a Money magazine article on stocks vs. real estate.

NCN talks about the evolution of his emergency fund. He’s also making progress on his kids’ playhouse.

Finally, JD pointed out that Home Depot is giving away free compact fluorescent bulbs this weekend. In case you don’t know, I’m a huge fan of CF bulbs.

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Published on April 19th, 2007 - 5 Comments
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5 Responses to “Weekly Roundup – 04/20/07”

  1. 1
    Blaine Moore Says:

    Nice find on the free bulbs…I’ll definately have to head over to take advantage of that.

  2. 2
    Blain Reinkensmeyer Says:

    Agreed, the bulbs one is definitely worth capitalizing on :)

  3. 3
    Blai Flexo Says:

    Thanks for the link!

  4. 4
    nickel Says:

    Hahaha. Very funny Flexo. Took me a minute, but I got it…

  5. 5
    Henry @ Binary Dollar Says:

    Binary Dollar hearts Five Cent Nickel.

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