Debt, Credit Card & Consolidation Current News Digest

Personal Finance:
-A tidy roundup of some of the ways banks try to take your money. And we’re not just talking about deposits. [WSJ]
-On taxing health-care benefits. [TaxGirl]
-Add this to your calendar: a financial health day. [NYTimes]
-When it comes to the new home appraisal rules, are
-The basics of a credit freeze and whether or not it may be worth the hassle. [StopBuyingCrap]

Investing:
-A big, fat quarterly analysis of investing in funds. Small investors are flocking to foreign markets. [WSJ]
-Gauging how correlations of risky asset classes matter during turbulent market times. [AbnormalReturns]
-Most investors in target-date funds saw steep declines. But now that the market is up, are the criticized funds worth a fresh gander? [WSJ]

Other Lint:
-Can people actually earn money using Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk? One blogger earns $7.61 in an hour and four minutes. [SimpleDollar]
-Controversy is brewing over the sale of Ennis House, a famed and rare home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. [CyberHomes]
-How to open a bottle of champagne with a saber, from the French Culinary Institute’s excellent blog. [CookingIssues via MeFi]

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