WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » dollars and sense http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sun, 19 May 2013 17:24:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What is The Best Paying Job in America? http://wbsm.com/what-is-the-best-paying-job-in-america/ http://wbsm.com/what-is-the-best-paying-job-in-america/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:06 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=79441 Everyone wants a job that will take care of you for the rest of your life, but what is the best paying job in our country?

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]]> http://wbsm.com/what-is-the-best-paying-job-in-america/feed/ 0 iStockphoto What Are the Best States for Retirement? http://wbsm.com/what-are-the-best-states-for-retirement/ http://wbsm.com/what-are-the-best-states-for-retirement/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:27:28 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161624 You’ve put the kids through college and paid off the mortgage, so now it’s time to kick back and relax.

So, where should you spend your golden years?

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]]> http://wbsm.com/what-are-the-best-states-for-retirement/feed/ 0 Wavebreak Media Four Solutions To Help Pay Your Mortgage http://wbsm.com/four-solutions-to-help-pay-your-mortgage/ http://wbsm.com/four-solutions-to-help-pay-your-mortgage/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:09:31 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=73499 Who doesn't need help with money these days? Home owners might be a bit more scared than most, especially when it comes to having to submit that monthly mortgage payment. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/four-solutions-to-help-pay-your-mortgage/feed/ 0 iStockphoto The Price of Prom is Going Up http://wbsm.com/the-price-of-prom-is-going-up/ http://wbsm.com/the-price-of-prom-is-going-up/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:19 +0000 Pete Braley http://wbsm.com/?p=73486 Get ready mom and dad, American familes are spending more this year on prom night.

A new poll done by Visa shows that families are spending an average of $1,139 dollars on the annual high school dance this year, that's up 5% from 2012. Families here in the Northeast are spending the most at $1,528. Midwesterners spend the least amount on dresses, tux

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]]> http://wbsm.com/the-price-of-prom-is-going-up/feed/ 0 Getty Images The 5 Best Ways to Finally Get That Raise http://wbsm.com/how-to-ask-for-a-raise/ http://wbsm.com/how-to-ask-for-a-raise/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:45:37 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160657 We’ve been going through a pretty rough economy these last few years, but you’ve been working hard, so why not ask for that raise? It may or may not work, but if you do decide to ask (and you should), you should be prepared to ask for it in the right way.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/how-to-ask-for-a-raise/feed/ 0 Creatas Five Jobs That Need College Grads http://wbsm.com/five-jobs-that-need-college-grads/ http://wbsm.com/five-jobs-that-need-college-grads/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:11:57 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=72670 We brought you the sad news that the job market is looking pretty grim for the current graduating college class, but if you are in one of these fields, things are looking good.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/twitter-launches-new-music-app/feed/ 0 Twitter Job Situation Grim For Class of 2013 http://wbsm.com/job-situation-grim-for-class-of-2013/ http://wbsm.com/job-situation-grim-for-class-of-2013/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:30:14 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=69094 This year's graduating class is facing a very scary job market, one that has most graduates unemployed. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/job-situation-grim-for-class-of-2013/feed/ 0 Comstock Save Money and Ditch The Cable Bill http://wbsm.com/save-money-and-ditch-the-cable-bill/ http://wbsm.com/save-money-and-ditch-the-cable-bill/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:15:41 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=68325 Don't think it's doable? Think again, because millions of Americans are getting their favorite shows with the hassel of coughing up hundreds of dollars to the cable company. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/save-money-and-ditch-the-cable-bill/feed/ 0 iStockphoto America's Most Common Jobs Seeing Lower Wages http://wbsm.com/americas-most-common-jobs-seeing-lower-wages/ http://wbsm.com/americas-most-common-jobs-seeing-lower-wages/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:05:15 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=66582 It's no doubt that most of America are middle class blue collar folks. Unfortunately the jobs that many have to get by aren't paying as much as they used too.

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