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Home buying guide

Why it’s smarter to buy than rent  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 1/12/2006 7 home-buying traps  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/19/2005 65 overvalued housing markets  by MSN Money Staff, 12/9/2005 How much house for $300,000?  by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 11/23/2005 The 3 worst reasons to buy a house  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 11/7/2005 Is a condo a money pit?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 11/3/2005 10 ways to sell your home faster  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/27/2005 Bidding strategies for first-time homebuyers  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/22/2005 5 ways to lock in home profits  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/20/2005 Homeowners who'd rather rent  by Bankrate.com, 10/18/2005 6 reasons your home isn't selling  by Bankrate.com, 10/13/2005 The next hot housing markets  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/19/2005 Housing market defies gloomy forecasts  by Marilyn Lewis, 9/14/2005 10 ways home sellers blow a sale  by Bankrate.com, 9/13/2005 The hidden costs of moving  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 7/7/2005 3 cut-rate ways to sell your home  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/13/2005 7 creative ways to buy your first house  by MP Dunleavey, 5/16/2005 The hidden costs of homeownership  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/19/2005 Remodeling risks often outweigh returns  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/12/2005 10 nasty new-home surprises  by MP Dunleavey, 3/26/2005 14 cities where home prices could rise fast  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/21/2005 Building a home without going broke  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/12/2005 What to do when sellers lie  by Bankrate .com, 3/8/2005 Speed your home sale with these fast fix-ups  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/26/2005 Make your vacation home pay for itself  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 8/30/2004 10 ways to reduce new-home hassles  by Bankrate.com, 8/21/2004 Is it time to remodel -- or time to run?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/10/2004 3 simple rules for increasing your home's value  by Bankrate .com, 5/27/2004 8 tips for selling your home fast  by Bankrate.com, 5/11/2004 A home warranty is no guarantee  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/25/2004 Timing is everything when you buy a home  by Bankrate.com, 3/19/2004 Don't bite off too much house  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 1/26/2004 Don't get trapped in a housing bubble  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 11/17/2003 Readers’ picks: 10 best 2nd-home markets  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 11/13/2003 The top 10 places to buy a second home  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/27/2003 10 tips for happy second-home ownership  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/6/2003 Would your home survive a natural disaster?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 5/27/2003 Beware a costly closing-cost surprise  by Bankrate .com, 5/13/2003

Home financing

Interest-only loan? Now's the time to refit  by Bankrate.com, 12/29/2005 Home equity for the holidays  by Bankrate.com, 11/16/2005 Mortgage rates hit 18-month high  by Bankrate.com, 11/3/2005 Keep your home after disaster strikes  by Bankrate.com, 9/20/2005 5 ways to protect yourself from a housing bubble  by Bankrate.com, 8/30/2005 How to spot a shabby remodel  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 8/25/2005 Time to junk energy-sucking appliances?  by Bankrate.com, 8/23/2005 The world's worst mortgage  by Bankrate.com, 8/4/2005 6 mortgage myths that can cost you money  by Bankrate.com, 7/30/2005 5 risky real estate moves to avoid now  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/30/2005 How to save on your home-equity debt  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/20/2005 40-year mortgages hit the mainstream  by Bankrate .com, 6/14/2005 Interest-only loans: not magic, usually not smart  by Bankrate .com, 5/25/2005 25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler  by MSN Money staff, 4/27/2005 Refinancing out of an adjustable-rate mortgage  by Bankrate .com, 4/26/2005 6 mortgage rip-offs to avoid  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/4/2005 Fixed vs. adjustable: Which mortgage wins?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/25/2005 5 tips for wisely tapping your home equity  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/21/2005 Save hundreds on your mortgage  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/17/2005 Home equity or refinance: Which is better for you?  by Bankrate.com, 1/18/2005 What length mortgage should you get?  by Bankrate.com, 1/18/2005 Are there too many homeowners?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/6/2004 40-year mortgage is a risky move  by Bankrate.com, 11/1/2004 Remodeling? 4 steps to hiring the right contractor  by Bankrate.com, 7/23/2004 7 ways to spot a sleazy mortgage lender  by Bankrate.com, 6/19/2004 Turn your basement into a rental  by Bankrate.com, 5/4/2004 Could you handle an interest-only loan?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/19/2004 Smart -- and stupid -- ways to pay for your remodel  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/4/2003 7 secrets to refinancing on the fast track  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/3/2003 How to pay for your dream house  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/20/2003 Beware the hidden costs of refinancing  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/10/2003 4 reasons not to refinance  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 1/9/2003 8 big mortgage mistakes and how to avoid them  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 1/9/2003

Your credit rating

This secret score can hurt your credit  by Bankrate.com, 1/13/2006 Anatomy of a credit score  by BusinessWeek, 12/13/2005 Is bad credit contagious?  by Bankrate .com, 11/15/2005 Why your credit card rate just went up  by MSN Money staff, 11/9/2005 Identity stolen? Freeze your credit report  by Bankrate .com, 11/4/2005 How to pick a $50 credit counselor  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 8/29/2005 New threats to your credit score  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 7/11/2005 Where the big borrowers live  by Hilary Smith, 6/17/2005 The broken-car, bad-credit blues  by Bankrate .com, 5/25/2005 7 fast fixes for your credit score  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 5/23/2005 A fresh start on credit -- without bankruptcy  by Bankrate .com, 4/19/2005 Best and worst cities for credit scores  by Hilary Smith, 4/15/2005 4 credit-scoring myths  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/5/2005 One late payment can doom you  by Bankrate.com, 4/5/2005 4 steps to building great credit  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/5/2005 The consumers' guide to credit counseling  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/5/2005 Fix your credit in just 72 hours  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/5/2005 Free credit reports are just the start  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 4/5/2005 Why you should never co-sign a loan  by Mary Rowland, 1/8/2005 Now bounced checks can trash your credit  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/30/2004 The real victims of deadbeats? Other deadbeats  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/20/2004 What lenders can -- and can't -- ask you  by Bankrate.com, 7/7/2004 How to read your credit report  by Bankrate.com, 7/7/2004 How bad credit can cost you a job  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/28/2004 When paying bills can hurt your credit  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/2/2004

Financial privacy

Should you hire a credit watchdog?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/26/2005 Your paper check is a thief's best friend  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/12/2005 The worst states for identity theft  by Jennifer Mulrean, 8/24/2005 Is your boss spying on you?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 8/15/2005 Scammed -- even after you die  by Rick VanderKnyff, 8/2/2005 Insurers profit from your identity-theft fears  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 7/21/2005 8 vital steps to take if your identity is stolen  by Bankrate .com, 6/24/2005 7 ways Congress can battle identity theft  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/9/2005 What Europe can teach us about identity theft  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/2/2005 Help catch a Social Security cheat  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 5/12/2005 Blame lenders, not thieves, for identity theft  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/10/2005 8 signs you may know an identity thief  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 2/3/2005 10 ways to stop identity theft cold  by Jeff Wuorio, 12/21/2004 Keep thieves out of your bank account  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/15/2004 No-doc mortgages let you pay for privacy  by Bankrate.com, 12/9/2004

Better banking

Get your savings out of the bank  by Scott Burns, 1/7/2006 The top 10 e-banks  by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 10/26/2005 National Bank of Wal-Mart?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/26/2005 Coping financially when you’ve lost everything  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/8/2005 Bank fees are more outrageous than ever  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/1/2005 Your checkbook just became obsolete  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 8/4/2005 Stop payment on a check? It'll cost you  by Bankrate .com, 7/26/2005 Unclaimed billions: How much is yours?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 7/14/2005 Uncle Sam makes a mint off your spare change  by Rick VanderKnyff, 7/12/2005 How to pay your bills while you're away  by Bankrate.com, 7/2/2005 Debit-card fees sneak up on shoppers  by Bankrate.com, 6/29/2005 Organize your financial life  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/6/2005 Don't be duped by bounced-check 'protection'  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 6/3/2005 Hosed at the gas pump -- by your debit card  by Christopher Solomon, 5/20/2005 5 dangerous loans to leave alone  by Bankrate .com, 5/17/2005

Credit card smarts

Are gas-rebate credit cards a good deal?  by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 1/3/2006 Want a credit card with your purchase?  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/5/2005 Credit cards that help you save  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 11/21/2005 How that huge credit limit can hurt you  by Bankrate .com, 9/6/2005 The hidden cost of using credit cards abroad  by Bankrate.com, 8/26/2005 How many credit cards is too many?  by Bankrate .com, 7/19/2005 12 questions to ask about balance transfers  by Bankrate .com, 6/21/2005 Your credit card payment just doubled  by Bankrate.com, 5/3/2005 Online, credit cards are the only way to buy  by Bankrate.com, 4/8/2005 Tricky balance transfers can trip you up  by Lucy Lazarony, 4/3/2005 The truth about credit card debt  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/4/2005 Why credit cards expire  by Bankrate .com, 2/2/2005 Play your credit cards for a 0% loan  , 1/12/2005

Bankruptcy guide

13 ways to avoid a bad bankruptcy attorney  by Bankrate .com, 12/27/2005 Bankruptcy law backfires on credit card issuers  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/8/2005 Bounce back fast after bankruptcy  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 12/1/2005 7 ways to fight off bankruptcy  by MP Dunleavey, 11/27/2005 Beware the tax man, even after bankruptcy  by Jeff Schnepper, 11/8/2005 A rush on bankruptcy courts  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/17/2005 Hang on for a tidal wave of bankruptcies  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 10/7/2005 Too broke even to declare bankruptcy  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 9/29/2005 Why going broke is a fact of life in America  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 7/7/2005 8 steps to take before bankruptcy  by Bankrate .com, 6/7/2005 12 myths about bankruptcy  by Bankrate.com, 5/13/2005 Beware cut-rate bankruptcy advice  by Liz Pulliam Weston, 3/26/2005

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