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Honey, I Hocked the Car!

Honey, I Hocked the Car!

Scott Burns Aug 03, 2012

I have a confession to make. I hocked my car. Yes, your stalwart, ever prudent, trousers rolled, personal finance columnist borrowed against his car. In 40 minutes I went from being a guy with no car payments — a guy who hasn’t had a payment book in years — to being a debtor committed to 60 equal…

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The Jumbo CD in Your Garage

The Jumbo CD in Your Garage

Scott Burns Mar 16, 2012

These are lean times for savers Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve (not a music group) have declared war on us They have declared that interest rates on savings will be held close to zero Meanwhile inflation is running near 3 percent so savers are losing purchasing power Recently the…

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Death, Taxes and Required Minimum Distributions

Death, Taxes and Required Minimum Distributions

Scott Burns Jun 04, 2008

Q When I started taking required minimum distributions from my IRAs I used a withdrawal formula based on dividing the value of my IRA by 27 4 I understood that this value would have to be withdrawn annually until the IRA was depleted Of course the RMD is taxed at my current tax rate During a…

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Time is Money

Time is Money

Scott Burns Apr 05, 2005

Is there an investment message in our checkbooks Very likely Since consumers account for 70 percent of the economy changes in how we spend are the make or break factor for most companies With that in mind I used my Quicken files to see where the Burns family is spending more (and less) money…

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Be the World Leader in Energy Efficiency

Be the World Leader in Energy Efficiency

Scott Burns Mar 29, 2005

Nearly 30 years ago Amory Lovins took on the utility industry The industry was predicting a high energy future filled with nuclear power plants Lovins called the utility forecasts "the hard path" because they committed us to producing ever more energy Writing in Foreign Affairs Lovins suggested…

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Living Lite: Wealth With Less Money

Living Lite: Wealth With Less Money

Scott Burns Mar 14, 2004

I've got a project and I need your help Four years ago I left Dallas on a motorcycle to travel along the U S Mexico border and report on what I saw At the start I gave readers my e mail address and asked for suggestions The result was amazing Within days I had hundreds of e mails Two thirds…

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Take a Deep Breath, If You Can

Take a Deep Breath, If You Can

Scott Burns Aug 17, 2003

Some ideas are stinkier than others This one comes from Europe and its carmakers Specifically both Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler are planning to start selling some diesel powered SUVs in this country Soon The idea is to make a gesture toward improving the poor fuel mileage of SUVs …

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