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We’ve partnered with various finance companies and bloggers to put together over $5,600 in sweet prizes – including $1,510 in cash, $855 in gift cards, the entire line of Apple iPod mp3 players, 2 Amazon Kindles, a whole bunch of popular finance books, and much much more.  Read more... (420 words, 11 images, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

• My Favorite Articles of the Week So the Fed decided to print a bunch of money and buy $750 million of mortgage-backed securities and $300 billion dollars in Treasury debt. The immediate effect was a drop in the national average for a 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 4.94. Some experts are speculating that mortgage rates could......
• Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup... see end of post for more details. This week from Fitness Health Network: Below are a couple of great posts from my fitness blogger friends - check them out! To Stretch, Or Not To Stretch-Who Knows? Get Fit Slowly examines the research. Journal of Healthy Living writes about Myths About Coffee: America's #1 Drink. NCN tries out......