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refinancingToday’s top story: Fees to watch out for when buying a home. Also in the news: How to request a tax extension, original ways to spend your tax refund, and what we can learn about finances from Game of Thrones.

6 Fees to Look Out for When Buying a Home
As if the home didn’t cost enough already!

How to ask for a tax extension
Don’t avoid the issue.

7 Slightly Original Ways To Spend Your Tax Refund
Still not a $10,000 Apple Watch.

Experts Cull Financial Lessons From ‘Game of Thrones’
The Lannisters always pay their debts, and so should you.

How to Rebuild Your Finances After Draining Your Emergency Fund
How to start over.

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

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Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: 8 questions future retirees need to answer. Also in the news: How to build business credit, what you won’t find in Wikipedia about personal savings, and what the Game of Thrones can teach us about personal finance.

8 Retirement Questions A 50-Something Couple Needs To Answer
How prepared are you?

How to Build Business Credit Separate from Personal Credit
Don’t stunt your growth by using your own cards.

What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You About Personal Savings
Consider the unconventional.

4 Killer Money Lessons Hidden in ‘Game of Thrones’
A Lannister always pays his debts.

Could Not Paying a Debt Land You in Jail?
Don’t let the phone calls scare you.