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Insights into personal finance from around the Web:
- Parents worried about the cost of higher education often consider sending their kids to a community college in hopes of a transfer to a better school. But this isn't always the smartest thing to do. [The College Solution Blog]
- A Harvard economist passes judgment on the expanded home buyer's tax credit that President Obama signed into law last week. The professor's verdict? The credit encourages "purely mindless house swapping." [Economix]
- Tough times make us more willing and likely to protect the things we have, but extended warranties probably aren't worth the extra cost. [Wise Bread]
- Watching The Karate Kid can teach you how not to accumulate credit card debt. Use visualization techniques to keep your spending in check. [Free Money Finance]
- The bright side of rising unemployment: With all those people staying home instead of going to work, the burglary rate is dropping! [Marginal Revolution]
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