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FINANCIAL ADVICE FOR YOUR 20s & 30s
BASICS
When you're striking out on your own, avoid these common money gaffes.
CAREERS
In our informal survey, we found employers that have entry-level jobs with decent pay and good benefits.
Follow Knight Kiplinger's basic principles of investing, and prosper.
Most of the new jobs being created by the economic-stimulus package are outside Washington, D.C. Here's how to benefit, wherever you live.
Protect your growing family with these four financial items no new parent should go without.
The long-awaited bill has been approved by Congress, but you may get a better deal selling your clunker on your own.
WEEKLY TIP: GET A BREAK ON STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS
To qualify for the new income-contingent plan:
1. Your federal student-loan debt must equal or exceed your annual income.
2. Your new monthly payments must be lower than the amount you would pay under a standard ten-year repayment plan.
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