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When people die, many families choose to have a burial. Burials can be expensive because you buy the burial plot of land and a coffin. Learn about the personal finance and legal aspects of burials here.

**Foreclosure Relief and a Reduction in Unemployment Go Hand In Hand** Foreclosure relief is needed to stem the rise but the unemployment rate needs to go down to allow people to earn money to pay their mortgages. Recent statistics may be getting less worse but the economy is still shedding jobs and there are increasing numbers of foreclosures. Eventually the numbers will turn around, but the question is when will we get foreclosure relief and a reduction in the unemployment rate?

New Media Atlanta conference featuring Chris Brogan. Social Media and Social Marketing Conference notes and tips. I'll be blogging live with some of the best social media and social marketing tips I'm learning. Photo credit: [Jennifer Carter](http://maxsell.net/author/jcarter/)

Ilyce Glink Show Notes September 20, 2009: Umemployment numbers up and down, job creation elusive; best time for prepaying mortgage; How to Profit from Foreclosures Event October 24, 2009. Use discount code: crystal; FREE BOOKS AND EBOOK DEAL. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS. Taylor Bean Whitaker links;

Some Tips On Buying Investment Property vs Buying a Dream Home If you are looking for your dream home in this real estate market, you might just find it. But are you better off buying an home now and living there for a while and then turning that home into an investment home? Are there tips for people to consider when buying an investment home? What should you consider when you try to decide where to place your money for the next ten years in the real estate market? Will it be in an investment property or an investment in real estate or might you better off living where you money is in a home that you can call your dream home?

What happens if you can't pay your mortgage? A homeowner worries about getting a deficiency judgment if her rental property falls into foreclosure because she can't pay the mortgage. Some states allow deficiency judgments on primary residences, but many do not. If your house is in foreclosure because you can't pay your mortgage, you'll want to make sure that the lender in your foreclosure can't come after you for a deficiency judgment. In some circles, when a lender can't go after the borrower for the debt, the debt is called a non-recourse loan.

Scams from Nigeria are targeting apartment rentals in South Carolina, Illinois, Colorado and California. You need to be careful to avoid these Nigerian apartment rentals scams. Use common sense and do your due diligence before sending any information to third parties you do not know. Once you become a victim of a scam from Nigeria that target apartment rentals, you'll have to take action to protect your financial information.

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In a new twist on the Nigerian email scam, online rental ads are soliciting potential renters to wire money for several months rent, in exchange for super low rent rates. A scam alert from the FBI warns against the latest Nigerian scam. Online rentals found through sites like Craigslist are attracting this new Nigerian scam. The FBI warns renters searching for apartments and rentals to be wary of anyone asking for personal information, or who isn't local.

Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce talked with Ed Delgado, a Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo, Stacey Bradford, a blogger for MoneyWatch.com and author of the new book, the Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents, and John Wasik, Bloomberg Columnist and author of the new book, The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome.

Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, we're discussing the following:

Consumer Confidence Rose Again

US. Consumers' mood is the strongest in 9 months. Consumer confidence rose to a nine-month high, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The preliminary index of confidence for…