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15 Stocking Stuffers to Buy at Costco

You can get all the stocking stuffers you need at many Americans’ favorite warehouse store.

Motley Fool Rule Breakers Review

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Music Royalties Are Hitting a High Note With Investors, but Should You Join the Chorus?

Music royalties are an appealing investment choice due to their predictable cash flow and lack of correlation to traditional markets.Music royalties are an appealing investment choice due to their predictable cash flow and lack of correlation to traditional markets.

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How to Invest $100, $1,000, or $10,000

To start your day off with a happy hypothetical, let’s say you’ve been following our advice on how to build a buffer account. It’s going so well that now you’ve got a little money you’d like to invest. “Great—I’m going to get started today!” you think. Then you Google “How do I get started investing?” and

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Rent vs. Buy a Home: Which is Better for You?

The rent vs. buy a home debate is an ongoing one, that seems to rise and fall with property values. With house prices now sitting at record levels, the debate is relevant than eve. This is especially true in high-priced markets, where house prices have reached nosebleed levels, and will require a massive financial investment […]

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If You Put $10K in These Stocks 10 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

Find out how much investing in big tech firms — and America’s other largest companies — in 2012 could have gotten you.

How to maximize returns while minimizing investment risk

Back in 2005, someone wrote that Priceline.com would be a good stock in which to invest. At the time, I used Priceline because I traveled frequently. I also knew of Peter Lynch’s investing-for-success strategy, which boils down to buying stock in companies you do business with. I looked at the stock, which traded for around $20 to $25 at the time, thought about it … and passed. Was that smart?

Had I invested $1,000 back then, that investment would be worth about $55,000 today, just 10 years later. Priceline is but one of a hundred maximize-return stories you hear every day.

Not every investment is that good. I could also have invested the $1,000 in Yahoo at that time. That investment, however, would only be worth $850 today. The same investment in Bank of America would be worth less than $400 today. We call that risk.</

Questions to ask before paying more for quality

There’s something to be said for spending more on a quality item. If frugality is about getting the most value out of something, spending more on quality can actually be thrifty. In a recent post, I admitted that I once splurged on a $200 coat. A couple of readers rightfully pointed out that an expensive purchase isn’t always a waste of money. If it is a high-quality coat that lasts years, it may be a better purchase than a cheap $50 coat you replace every season.

Still, there is a fine line between buying quality and using quality as a justification to spend more. Here are a few things I consider before I plop down a bunch of money on a so-called quality item.

Can I find it cheaper?

Apologies for sounding like an infomercial, but quality doesn’t have to be expensive. Ever found a big discount on something you know you will use often and that will last years? It’s a great feeling! Here are a few ways to spend less on quality:<

How to Make $2000 Fast: 60 Ways to Earn Extra Cash Quick

There are many people who are struggling to make ends meet. And you are thinking, “I need 2000 dollars now!” The economy…

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