Category Archives: finance

Google Advisor – Facilitating Complex Financial Decision Making

Google Advisor – The search giant is now on yet another do-gooder mission: To help us better manage information online, and this time, in the personal finance arena. Google Advisor seeks to facilitate finding financial offers from multiple providers, comparing … Continue reading

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SwipeGood – Making Charitable Donations as Easy as Swipe

SwipeGood – The ingenious idea behind SwipeGood makes the entire process of giving a whole lot simpler. The service rounds up the purchases you make with your credit or debit card to the nearest dollar, and donates that loose change to an … Continue reading

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Business Man’s Best Friend

In today’s high-speed, multitasking life the Web is becoming an ever-present part of our life, a fact which entails benefits but also downsides. One of the most obvious examples of the latter is the wealth of information generated from different resources. The chaotic nature … Continue reading

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BillGuard – Your Credit Cards’ Protective Big Brother

BillGuard – This new service aims to be the dead-serious watch dog for your credit card bills, calling itself the ‘Antivirus’ for credit card bills. What does it do, exactly? “BillGuard scans your card activity for hidden charges, billing errors, … Continue reading

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LearnVest – Providing Women with Personal Finance Knowledge and Power

LearnVest – Did you ever take a personal finance class back in school or college? Neither did I, and quite frankly, it’s surprising it’s not a degree requirement in universities and colleges in America. Alexa von Tobel felt the same … Continue reading

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True Life Costs – Learning What ‘Good Value’ Really Means

True Life Costs – This amazingly designed and executed website by Volkswagen brings an entire town to life to teach us the concept of good value and expenses over time. Once you arrive in town you are invited to explore … Continue reading

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The Startup Daily – Bite-Size Entrepreneurial Advice and Inspiration

The startup Daily – Many entrepreneurs seek tips and advice from the books of experienced, successful CEOs who have alredy been there, done that. Knowledge is always one of the most powerful tools you can have before embarking on a … Continue reading

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EnergySavvy – Improving Home Efficiency Can Save you Cash

EnergySavvy – What if there was an easy way for you to learn not only how to make your house more efficient in terms of energy and sustainability, but also how to save big bucks along the way? Now you … Continue reading

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NFB Interactive: Crash Course – Creative Recession Perspectives Found in Argentina

NFB/Interative: Crash Course – Brought to us by the National Film Board of Canada, Crash Course is the creative project of Nobu Adilman and The Secret Location, exploring innovative perspectives on the US recession, in Argentina. Sounds crazy? Wait till … Continue reading

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New Year Resolutions – Make’em Stick with These Helpers

Every year it’s the same story; we promise ourselves this time we’ll get a grip and stop smoking, lose weight or better manage our expenses. For some reason, most New Year resolutions end up being nothing more than a good … Continue reading

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The 2010 PNC Christmas Price Index – Beautiful Visualization of Price Fluctuations

The 2010 PNC Christmas Price Index – For 27 years now, PNC Bank has been keeping this wonderful tradition of tracking price fluctuations of the gifts mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song. This year they’ve created an enchanting … Continue reading

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Expensify – Smarter Expense Tracking and Management

Expensify – Owning a business is challenging in an of itself, but keeping a close eye over your company’s expenses is even harder. Expensify is here to treat many small businesses’ Achilles heel by offering a sophisticated yet easy to … Continue reading

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