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Last summer my girlfriend and I decided to pack up our car and take a drive across the country from New Haven to San Francisco. We had ideas of where we wanted to stop along the way, but no hotel reservations. We did not even have a place to live once we finally did get to San Francisco, but finding housing will be left for another post. Anyway, our trip was quite the adventure, but I never realized how tough it was to find a place to lay your head at night. After 10 hours of driving the last thing I wanted to do was deal with the hassle of finding a deal on a last minute hotel room.

I have some tips for best lat minute hotel room deals that can save you up to 30% off your nightly hotel room stay. Just follow some of these tips that I developed over my trip and you will never end up paying full price for a hotel room.

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The other day I got a an email from my buddy Wes who wanted to show me some great finance resources. Below you will find links to some of the top resources out there on the net.

If you are into improving your personal finance these links will be very handy.

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My curious nature gets the best of me. In a past post I researched car insurance in Canada which had its own fascinating finds. I find it interesting to look at different financial tools considering the different political and social landscapes that exist. I decided to investigate a few financial tools over in the UK. Why did I choose the UK, well for one it is an English speaking country. The other is I worked with a few Brits back in the day and they had always told me how much better personal finance was over there.

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Foreclosure House Buying Guide for HUD and Bank Foreclosures

I am someone who believes no matter what the economy is doing you can turn lemons into lemonade. Buying Real Estate Foreclosures through auctions or listings is exactly that in this market. Don’t get me wrong, it is unfortunate that so many people can no longer afford their house due to foreclosures and have to put it for sale, but at the same time this is a great opportunity for people looking to invest in real estate or renters looking to own a home for the first time. HUD Foreclosures and Bank Foreclosures are the best way to get a great deal on a new home.

Here in San Francisco, California in some areas homes have increased by over 5% this year despite the credit and mortgage crisis. There are many other areas of the country where housing is still booming including Arizona, Houston, Massachusetts, San Diego, and Florida. Below is your guide to using sites like RealtyStore.com, RealtyTrac.com, and Foreclosures.com to get the best of deals on listings and auctions when buying Real Estate Foreclosures.

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So some of you may think that you have what it takes to make it in the stock market. You think you can game the stock market to make tons of money. Let me guess you watched a few episodes of Mad Money and now you think you can take on the big bulls on wall street. Well let me tell you a few things you can not learn how to beat the stock market from watching a TV show. You can’t beat the stock market from reading investing for beginners . The only way you can beat the stock market is through practice through a stock investing game.

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