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In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, millions have taken to donating dollars to help relief efforts. This morning on Today, Meredith Vieira and I went over some of the best ways to make sure your money is helping those in need. Watch the video below.
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Last week, we talked crafting. But maybe you don’t know how to sew, aren’t a graphic designer by any means, or couldn’t knit if your life depended on it. Maybe what you do really, really well is pie. Or cookies. Or fantastically decorated birthday cakes for friends and family members.
I have a good friend who falls into the cake category. Her creations are incredible, and they pop up at every party. She made a salted caramel layer cake for my birthday, and I haven’t gotten it out of my mind since. She’s constructed robots, porcupines, even hamburgers out of cake, and I’ve nudged her to make it her career again and again. The question is, can she sell these labors of love? Can you sell yours? More…
WHO: Susie Levitt and Katie Shea
WHAT: CitySlips – portable, emergency footwear for the well-heeled woman!
WHEN: 2009
HOW: At 5’ 2”, I can appreciate the sentiment Katie Shea and Susie Levitt felt during their summer internships in New York City. A long day in stilettos can be pretty trying on the toes – but they’re just too good to give up entirely! “Between corporate internships, subway dashes, dinner dates and the NYC social scene, there were too many moments where we found ourselves hobbling, near tears, back to our Union Square apartments,” says Levitt. The solution seemed simple enough: find a pair of flat, comfortable “commuter shoes” that could be tucked into a tote while at work. “But after we scoured the market for emergency footwear,” says Shea, “we were left empty-handed.” More…
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Listening to last week’s jobs report, I had the same feeling that I get when I hear someone is very ill, or worse, someone died. There seems to be nothing appropriate to say. There seems to be little in the form of words that could help tactically, or even provide a bit of comfort.
That’s because, as U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis aptly put it, this is a “stubborn” recession. The unemployment number stayed below 10 percent, but only because 929,000 individuals are so discouraged they’ve stopped looking for work. It’s now taking seven months on average to find a job.
So today, I have no advice on redoing your résumé, no push to spend more time networking live or on Facebook. Instead, I spent a little time talking with Erin Bried, author of the new book How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew. In researching her new volume, More…
My boyfriend and I are looking to relocate from Chicago to San Diego as soon as possible. The new position will offer a 5% increase in salary to begin with and yearly raises in salary after that. The only problem is that my boyfriend owns a condo that he owes approx. $120,000 and is only worth about $80,000. We are considering doing a short sale to get rid of the property. My boyfriend is the only person that owns the home and his credit is what would be affected. He recently checked his FICO score which is 725. He is currently not late with any mortgage payments, or any payments for that matter. My questions are how will it realistically affect his credit and is the short sale our best option to rid ourselves of this house?
- Beth, Illinois
Here’s the downside of a short sale: Your credit rating will likely suffer. A short sale can take it down by 75 to 125 points. The bank will report the account closed to the credit bureaus as well as the fact that the loan was not paid in full. You can try to negotiate with the bank so that it will report a more positive scenario to the bureaus (this does happen) but make sure that you get it in writing. Why is this important? More…
Today on Money 911, we followed up with a viewer looking for a new student loan repayment plan, described some of the changes credit card companies may be making this year, and discussed how to best use your savings to your advantage. Take a look!
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If you’re worried about what changes 2010 might bring to your mortgage, check out the segment below. Today’s real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran and I discussed President Obama’s 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program, and what it means for your mortgage payments.
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This morning on NBC, I talked about how rising gas prices might impact your family’s budget this winter — and some tips to help you stretch your budget and save throughout the season.
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