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40-60 percent off at Turtle
Turtle is running an end-of-season sale, with pieces from ELM Design, Aimee g, Prairie Underground, LABEL, Eva Franco, and others marked down 40-60 percent. Find...

High-mpg gas cars may be a better purchase than a hybrid
Manufacturers are building faster and more powerful fuel-efficient cars, making them more attractive than their predecessors.
What to buy (and not buy) this month
Buy fitness equipment, gym memberships, and winter clothing; don't buy patio furniture, mattresses, or luggage.
Tips on how to cut your heating costs
Freezing winter temperatures are now here in New England. That means one thing: Higher home heating costs.
Rates on 30-year mortgages fall, near historic lows
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan slipped to 3.34 percent last week. Thats near the 3.31 percent rate reached in November, a historic low.
Retailers report December sales increase
Twenty retailers reported that revenue at stores open at least a year rose an average of 4.5 percent in December compared with the same month in 2011, the International Council of Shopping Centers said.
Despite deal, taxes to increase for most Americans
While the tax package that Congress passed New Years Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
FINANCIAL NEWS FROM BANKRATE.COM
- Tax record-keeping tips (Bankrate.com, 1/07/2013)
- Video: What to do with your tax refund (Bankrate.com, 1/07/2013)
- What if you stop paying your credit cards? (Bankrate.com, 1/07/2013)
- Video: What to do with your tax refund (Bankrate.com, 1/07/2013)
- Capital gains and your home sale (Bankrate.com, 1/07/2013)
- Video: Interest rate predictions in 2013 (Bankrate.com, 1/04/2013)
- 5 half-baked excuses for ditching checking (Bankrate.com, 12/27/2012)
- 10 can't-miss credit card tips for 2013 (Bankrate.com, 12/26/2012)
- Obama, Romney on future of the Fed (Bankrate.com, 10/17/2012)
- How about a loan with that diamond ring? (Bankrate.com, 10/01/2012)


Top ten Greater Boston sales of 2012
So how nuts are home prices around here? Well check out the top ten sales of 2012, which range from $12.5 million for a 15,000-square-foot...


Chat live with Job Doc Elaine Varelas
Elaine Varelas, managing partner of Keystone Partners in Boston, has...

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