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This article is about the excellent articles  I read the week ending on November 6, 2009

5 Awful Truths About Money,  Redeeming Riches.com,  Five awful truths that – although annoying – can actually do us some good if we remember these in our personal finance adventures.

How To Set Up LiveZilla And Earn Money By Selling Online PC Support,  Make Use of .com, A lot of people reading this website are technically-savvy and heroes when it comes to computer troubleshooting. In fact, many readers could earn a small fortune on the side just by offering online PC support and helping computer newbie’s work through very simple computer issues. As massive social networks like Facebook brings millions of brand new computer users online every year, more and more Internet travelers are going to need help with simple things like how to check their email online, how to access their Facebook accounts with their mobile phone, and thousands of other questions that most of us could answer in less than five minutes.

How to Connect to a SQL 2005 Server When You Are Completely Locked Out, Sql Server Central.com

Our Journey To Debt Freedom: Cresting The Hill,Frugal Dad.com, “We will have crested that hill. A hill that has taken us over two years of blood, sweat and tears (well, at least a lot of sweat and tears) to climb. And as the landscape opens up in front of us, our only regret is that we didn’t get on the roller coaster sooner.”

Google Wave App Available For The iPhone iSmashPhone.com,  The Google Wave App for the iPhone is now available for purchase on the Apple App Store. Available for 99 cents, the app does all the stuff that the browser version did, in addition to offering some extra capabilities.

50 + Scholarships for Space Studies, Out of the Cradle.net,  There’s a lot of money out there for space studies, and one thing you should realize from the following list is that you need to be creative in seeking out funding and learning opportunities. The real question is how much scholarship fundage can be brought into the space field through creative application.

Purdue’s ‘Hotseat’ Brings Twitter to the College Classroom, Switched.com,  Purdue University is testing a custom developed app called ‘Hotseat’ that allows for students to comment and ask questions in real-time, via Twitter, Facebook, text message, and a Web interface. The university is testing the application in two classes right now, and of the roughly 600 students taking those courses, 73-percent have used ‘Hotseat’ to ask questions, critique their professor, or vote for topics to be covered.

This post has a video of out the application works.
How to Avoid Hefty Financial Mistakes in College, Young Money.com,  Avoid the the added weight of money mistakes That can stay with you for a long time – and can be pretty hard to shed. They can also be easier to avoid with the help of some common sense and some added knowledge.

I saw this article, “Five Easy Tips to Save You $1,500 a Year or More”, on freemoneyfinance.com and was surprised how much savings was rolled up into each tip.

1. Pay Off Credit Card Balances Every Month – $1,200 a year.
2. Dump Credit Cards That Charge Annual Fees – $200 a year.
3. Avoid Bank Service Charges – $132 a year.
4. Shop Around for the Best Cellular Phone Service – $720 a year.
5. Cancel Unnecessary Subscriptions – $200 a year.

I am going to have to go though my expenses this year and see what I have spent on these categories. It’s like figuring out where the hole in my pocket is.

Read the entire article, “Five Easy Tips to Save You $1,500 a Year or More“, on freemoneyfinance.com

This article is about high costs of prepaid credit cards.

A prepaid credit card may sound like a way to keep from incurring unwanted debt. Many consumers and parents of college students look to these vehicles as a way to escape debt, but a August survey by Consumers Union,(the Consumer Reports publisher), points out that prepaid credit cards can be expensive and provide weak protection for the consumer.
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This article is about money in marriage, and some tips about keeping the two working together.

I was inspired to write this based on a post I read recently, “7 tips for Money and Marriage”, by J.D. at Get Rich Slowly.   As a married person of almost twenty five years, it still amazes me that the marriage didn’t come with an instruction booklet.

I decided 7 tips weren’t enough, so I went on a research spree and found some more. I found ten sources the 25 pages of search results that had something uniqe to say on the subject.
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This article is about selling things you don’t need anymore. It’s about being smart and frugle.

From FrugalVillage.com, comes some very good advice,”Buy it, enjoy it, and resell it”.
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