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<div class="widget stories custom headlineStoryList "> <div class="article news first default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150927-ramsey-canceling-a-card-cant-erase-your-credit-history.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454173-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Ramsey: Canceling a card can’t erase your credit history </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454173-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Also: When you give every dollar you make a name, and write in down on paper, it helps you know what your money is doing instead of wondering where it went.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150927-on_the_money_plenti_46090745.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/ON_THE_MONEY_PLENTI_46090745" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2454165-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7912 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150927-review-plenti-spending-rewards-are-worth-the-work.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150927-review-plenti-spending-rewards-are-worth-the-work.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454166-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Review: Plenti spending rewards are worth the work </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454166-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Plenti uses a point-based system that converts back into cash that can be used at certain business that take part.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150927-neither-a-borrower-nor-a-lender-be-but-nows-not-a-bad-time-for-a-loan.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454167-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> ‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be,’ but now’s not a bad time for a loan </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2454167-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">It turns out Polonius was wrong. You should be a borrower right now.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150925-biz_wrk-age-bizplus_sh_46198249.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BIZ_WRK-AGE-BIZPLUS_SH_46198249" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2451289-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7912 " alt="" title="Tina Marshall of Charlotte, N.C., says her skills and experience are in demand and a potential employer will seem positive — until the 60-year-old shows up for the interview. “Unless the older person knows who was hired and can compare their qualifications, then all they have is a hunch and a gut feeling” about age discrimination, says Laurie McCann, a senior attorney with the AARP." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150925-age-discrimination-in-hiring-is-hard-to-prove.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150925-age-discrimination-in-hiring-is-hard-to-prove.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2451290-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Age discrimination in hiring is hard to prove </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2451290-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Employers may be reluctant to hire older workers because they perceive that they lack up-to-date skills, will demand too high a salary or will be too expensive to insure.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150925-singletary-lets-strive-to-be-salt-of-the-earth.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2451288-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Singletary: Let’s strive to be ‘salt of the earth’ </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2451288-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Hopefully the pope’s advocacy of the poor inspires people to become involved in helping the less fortunate.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150924-earns_target_45539897.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/EARNS_TARGET_45539897" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2450022-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7912 " alt="" title="Target prices excite many shoppers, but some bargains aren’t deals in the long run, according to some expert shoppers. While you can snag jerseys of your favorite teams for discount prices, the experts say it’s better to look elsewhere for sporting goods when you hit the field." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150924-bulls-eye-bargains-best-and-worst-deals-at-target.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150924-bulls-eye-bargains-best-and-worst-deals-at-target.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2450023-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Bull’s-eye bargains: Best and worst deals at Target </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2450023-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">In order to save money there, you need to know what to buy as well as what to skip.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20150924-bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com_files_2015_09_coincident-map.png.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com_files_2015_09_coincident-map.png" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2448798-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/economic-activity-increased-in-texas-and-40-other-states-in-august-says-philadelphia-fed.html/';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/economic-activity-increased-in-texas-and-40-other-states-in-august-says-philadelphia-fed.html/" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448795-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Economic activity increased in Texas and 40 other states in August, says Philadelphia Fed </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448795-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Economic activity continued to grow at a steady pace in all but six states in August, according to new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150923-texas-cities-prominent-on-fastest-growing-list.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448125-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Texas cities prominent on fastest-growing list </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448125-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Five Texas metropolitan areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, ranked among the 10 fastest-growing U.S. metro economies last year.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150923-20150922-amx-rent22.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/20150922-AMX-RENT22" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2448109-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7912 " alt="" title="For the last five decades renter households have been spending more and more of their income on housing. Illustrates RENT (category f), by Emily Badger (c) 2015, The Washington Post. Moved Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. (MUST CREDIT: Image courtesy of Flickr user turkeychik, under a Creative Commons license.)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150923-why-americans-are-spending-more-and-more-on-rent.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928032200/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20150923-why-americans-are-spending-more-and-more-on-rent.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448110-TITLE viziwyg-section-7912"> Why Americans are spending more and more on rent </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2448110-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7912">Rents have outpaced inflation for most of the last several decades, while incomes have been stagnating or falling.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div 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