Posts by Alden Wicker

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Facebook’s IPO: See How the Company Is About to Change

Alden Wicker
Posted 6 days ago

Facebook, which, just a few years ago, was a startup launched in a college dorm room, is now a publicly traded company. Here’s how the site is likely to change. More

Food & Health
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Money Mic: 7 Reasons Why TV Is Ruining Your Life

Alden Wicker
Posted on May 15, 2012

From the cost of cable to the allure of commercials, TV will ruin your finances. And … maybe your life. Here are seven reasons to ditch your telly. More

Family Dynamics
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Real Moms Share: ‘My Best Mother’s Day’

Alden Wicker
Posted on May 10, 2012

We asked readers, friends and the mothers of LearnVest staffers what their favorite Mother’s Day ever was. Their stories were hilarious heartbreaking. More

Budgeting & Saving
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The Price of Happiness: $50,000?

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 24, 2012

Good news! Apparently, happiness is on sale this year for only $50,000. That’s the finding of a recent poll by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. More

Life & Money
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Website Lets You Earn Extra Dough by Being a Fake Girlfriend

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 20, 2012

A new website called Girlfriend Hire links up guys who need to farm out various (all PG) girlfriend-y tasks with girls who need a little extra money. All for $5. More

Food & Health
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Money Mic: Being Green Saves Me Over $21,000 a Year

Maria J. Pesantez as told to Alden Wicker
Posted on April 20, 2012

In three years of being green, I’ve saved thousands, improved my health, grown closer with my family and, of course, lessened my impact on the earth. More

Investing
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The Hottest New Investment: Raves?

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 13, 2012

Forget gold and tech stocks—the suits on Wall Street want to invest in a product of … drug-fueled underground culture? More

Credit & Loans
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By the Numbers: The Student Loan Crisis

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 12, 2012

We broke down in this infographic the numbers of what is quickly becoming an economic crisis for young people in the U.S. More

Career
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Money Mayhem: British Beauty Says Her Life Is Hard

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 5, 2012

In your latest bit of, “Oh no she didn’t!” news, a British blond wrote a story for the U.K.’s Daily Mail saying it’s hard being beautiful. Wait, what? More

Budgeting & Saving
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Win a LearnVest Budgeting Plan: 10 Chances to Win!

Alden Wicker
Posted on April 2, 2012

We’re giving away two budgeting plans a day, every day this week! Just share your budget kryptonite with us for a chance to win. More