Monthly Archives: May 2010

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The Duchess And The Scandal: Fergie’s Money Problems Run Deep

Jo Piazza
Posted on May 24, 2010
Why does a woman who was once British royalty need to stoop so low as to sell access to her ex-husband to a trashy tabloid reporter in exchange for money? That mystery is slowly unraveling this week as one of More
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Money Problems: Partners With Different Money Spending Styles

Farnoosh Torabi
Posted on May 24, 2010

Half of marriages end in divorce and most of these couples will cite money as the #1 culprit. Here’s how to prevent that by talking it out. More

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4 Ways To Learn A Foreign Language For Less

Andrea Pyros
Posted on May 24, 2010
Whether you’ve got plans to travel abroad or simply want to work your brain and improve yourself, learning a new language is fun. But, don’t despair—there are plenty of ways to learn a foreign language without shelling out for college More
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Kim Kardashian’s Quick Trim? SJP’s Lovely? Which Celeb Products Are Worth It?

Jo Piazza
Posted on May 21, 2010
Celebrities try to sell us a lot of stuff; perfumes, makeup, hair products, clothes, shoes, diet pills, the list goes on and on. But what celebrity products give you the most bang for your buck? These consumer goods run from More
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Deal: Google Gives Away Free PAC-MAN Game For PAC-MAN’s 30th Birthday

The LearnVest Staff
Posted on May 21, 2010
Who doesn’t love a good deal? For those nostalgics among us Google has decided to celebrate PAC-MAN’s 30th birthday by giving away a free game. For The next 48-hours this “cute story of pizza-shaped character gobbling dots in a maze, More
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Forget Veuve: The 9 Best Sparkling Wines For Under $15

Andrea Pyros
Posted on May 21, 2010
It’s nearly summertime, which brings to mind images of outdoor parties, barbecues, and dainty little champagne glasses. We love to sip on a good bubbly, but sparkling wines are infamous for being overpriced. Not so—just watch us nab amazing bottles More
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Swimsuit Deals That Won’t Hang You Out To Dry

Allison Kade
Allison Kade
Posted on May 20, 2010
Summer will be here any minute now, and we’re ready to hit the beach looking our best. But, we never, ever buy super expensive swimsuits—it’s way too easy to find cheap swim tops and bottoms that are also really cute. More
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Does Your Insurance Policy Cover Pregnancy? Check Again

Minda Zetlin
Posted on May 20, 2010

Health insurance should be the last thing you have to worry about as you think about whether and when to have a child.

Unfortunately, you do have to worry about it, as far ahead of time as possible. Insurance companies know that pregnancy and delivery can be extremely expensive, and many try to avoid that expense either by refusing to cover pregnancy or by getting out of actually paying for it with fine-print clauses limiting what they will pay for. Considering that 50% of pregnancies are not planned this is particularly scary. More

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12 Celebrity Mansions Big Enough To House A Small Army

Jo Piazza
Posted on May 19, 2010
The average American home may be 2,349 square feet and cost around $200,000—a number that continues to plummet—but that’s of no consequence to the celebrity set. When it comes to housing, America’s royalty, as any person who has ever watched More
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Cocktail Chatter: Defining Short-Selling

Allison Kade
Allison Kade
Posted on May 19, 2010
Before the Great Recession, “short-selling” wasn’t a cocktail party phrase. But now, the wires are abuzz with talk of hypocritical politicians. Sometimes, short-selling is revered as an act of prescience, but often it’s reviled as something that can harm the More