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Posted 07/10/2009
Dear Harry: My 24 year-old son has gotten himself into financial trouble. He now owes about $23,000 in credit-card debt.

A longtime Daily News columnist, Harry Gross writes on personal finance and takes reader questions. Write to him c/o the Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

Michelle Singletary Posted 07/05/2009
For so many, asset allocation is something they know they should do, but don't do, because it can be intimidating.
Posted 07/09/2009
More than half of potential homebuyers say they're still not prepared to jump into the market, and fear of losing their jobs is the No. 1 reason, a new poll shows.
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Proceed with caution if your debts are crushing you. Experts say there are reputable credit-counseling groups out there, but the field is also crowded with scammers. These sites will point you in the right direction and may even help you to negotiate on your own with creditors.
Jane M. Von Bergen
Words count when it comes to resumes, say Jim Bright and Joanne Earl, authors of Amazing Resumes, a book recently released by Jist Publishing. Your resume, if it is read at all, only has brief opportunity to make an impression. Try these words.
Although just 15 years old, he's already 61/2 feet tall. So you can easily understand why Jerimyjah Batts dreams of one day playing professional basketball.
A few months ago, the 4.5 percent fixed-rate mortgage was being called real estate's "sweet spot," a surefire way to spark home sales. Estimated time of arrival: Now.
Al Heavens
Posted 07/10/2009
Until Amazon's Kindle makes physically purchasing individual books online or at the bookstore a thing of the distant past, voracious readers who would rather buy than borrow from the library will continue to need vast spaces for storing their tomes.
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