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• Auto Loan Basics: Chapter 2 quiz

  Can you drive the best bargain when shopping for a vehicle? Take our quiz to see how adept you are.

  1 min read May 01, 2006

  

• Auto Loan Basics: Chapter 3 quiz

  How well do you understand the byzantine world of car price negotiation? Take our quiz.

  1 min read May 01, 2006

  

• Car buying do’s & don’ts

  Are you an auto-buying aficionado? Check your understanding of do’s and don’ts for car shopping.

  1 min read May 01, 2006

  

• Auto Loan Basics: Chapter 4 quiz

  Handle me with care: Check your understanding of auto leasing by taking our quiz.

  1 min read May 01, 2006

  

• Bankrupt? Pay your full car-loan debt anyway

  Bankruptcy filers used to be able to refinance their car loans at market value, shedding debt. No more.

  4 min read Mar 13, 2006

  

• Car loans, leases and debt reaffirmation

  Try to convert a lease to a loan, says the Bankruptcy Adviser. That way, you have a chance of dumping part of the debt, an option you don’t have with a lease.

  3 min read Mar 07, 2006

  

• Passbook loans: Paying to borrow your own money

  A ‘passbook loan,’ which uses your savings as collateral, makes sense if you’re trying to establish (or re-establish) credit.

  3 min read Jan 24, 2006

  

• Heading to college? Here are 12 money tips to pack

  A dozen ways to avoid wasting those precious bucks.

  3 min read Sep 12, 2005

  

• 9 things you should know about work-study

  It can help pay the bills, but it can also eat up a lot of time.

  4 min read Sep 08, 2005

  

• The smart way to spend your college fund

  The order can make a big difference in your tax savings and financial-aid eligibility.

  6 min read Sep 02, 2005