Posts by Eileen Gunn

Credit & Loans
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Should You Be Loyal To Credit Card Loyalty Programs?

Eileen Gunn
Posted on April 28, 2010

Credit card loyalty programs are so tempting—get cash, free trips and all kinds of cool stuff—for making purchases you plan to make anyway. But these programs are not as, well, rewarding, as they seem. More

Money Tuneup
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Should I Pay Taxes Via Check? Credit Card? AmEx Points?

Eileen Gunn
Posted on April 15, 2010
It’s more than a little annoying that everyone around you is talking about how to spend a tax refund check, since you actually owe Uncle Sam a little money. On top of the fact that you have to pay out, More
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Spend Your Refund Wisely This Year

Eileen Gunn
Posted on April 13, 2010
So, you just got a nice, big refund check from Uncle Sam, which seems great on the surface. Sure, you’ve heard that refund checks aren’t actually good because the government is really just handing your money back to you—without interest. More
Home & Decor
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Why Some Couples Are Buying A House, THEN Tying The Knot

Eileen Gunn
Posted on April 12, 2010
Wedding. House. Kids. It’s progression that most people assume they’ll fall into at some point. But, increasingly, some couples are deciding to shake up the order of things to help their finances—and their relationships. Pamela Smock, a professor at the More
Home & Decor
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7 Ways to Cash in on Your Clutter

Eileen Gunn
Posted on April 9, 2010

Spring cleaning is important because being clutter-free will help you get your life in order. And you’d like extra money, right? More

Style & Beauty
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How Will Health Care Reform Affect YOU?

Eileen Gunn
Posted on March 23, 2010
The brouhaha over health care reform is mostly over, and the only question now is how it affects you. The changes won’t take place overnight, and there’s a chance that not much will change for you at all, if you More
Money Tuneup
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LearnVester Tax Questions, Answered!

Eileen Gunn
Posted on March 4, 2010

You’ve come to us with tax questions, and we’ve heard you. We sat down with Inna Merzheritsky to answer your questions about taxes. More

Love & Etiquette
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Inexpensive Last Minute Valentine’s Day Getaways

Eileen Gunn
Posted on February 8, 2010

Nothing busts our budgets like spontaneous travel. We’ve come up with some ways to get away with your sweetheart, without paying off the bill ’til July 4th. More

Food & Health
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Choose Seasonal Produce And Save

Eileen Gunn
Posted on January 18, 2010
The Problem. Your twin New Year’s resolutions were to eat healthily and save money. The Solution. Simple: When grocery shopping, buy in-season produce. Because they’re more plentiful, seasonal fruits and vegetables are much cheaper than off-season produce shipped from other More
Life & Money
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A Look Back on LearnVest’s Favorite Money Milestones of 2009

Eileen Gunn
Posted on December 30, 2009

In honor of the new year, LearnVest brings you 2009 in review. Below are some of our money milestones, lessons learned, role models and antiheroes of 2009. More