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Dec 28

Take advantage of this time of year for your job search

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28 December 2009 / 9:16 am
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Sarah Needleman from The Wall Street Journal offers valuable advice on how to utilize the holiday season to score you a job. Besides, “your bills aren’t taking a break,” says Jeffrey Garber, founder and chief executive officer of 360Jobinterview.com Inc., a virtual career-coaching company made up of more than 300 human-resources executives. “Make this week [...]

Dec 17

Citigroup suspends foreclosures for 30 days to ease stress this holiday season

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17 December 2009 / 9:37 am
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Citigroup announced Thursday that they will suspend foreclosures and evictions for 30 days in a temporary break for about 4,000 borrowers during the holiday season. The suspension will run from Friday through Jan. 17. It applies only to borrowers whose loans are owned by Citi. Borrowers who make payments to Citi but whose loans are [...]

Dec 01

Hosting a Party? Be Wary of Too Much Holiday Cheer

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01 December 2009 / 9:39 am
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Malvern, Pa. (November 30, 2009) — ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but too much jolly can mean big lawsuits for some unsuspecting hosts. That’s because party hosts can be held legally liable should their guests consume too much of the holiday “spirits” and later get involved in a car accident. Yet, many would-be hosts [...]

Nov 23

Ways to budget this holiday season

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23 November 2009 / 9:51 am
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Bill and Leah Westfall of Boise, ID, discuss cutting their Christmas budget in half, with CNBC’s Jane Wells. The best deal they’ve found so far is $100 from JP Morgan Chase  for opening a checking account. “We put our $400 in it that we’ve set aside for Christmas spending, and they gave us $100 for opening [...]