One of the most influential people in Grandfather's life as he was growing up was his maternal grandfather, Mr. James F. Miller.
He lived for many years in an elegant old home in Saginaw, Michigan; a relic from the days when Michigan's virgin ...
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Be Careful, Priceline Users! Name a Wrong Price and You May Go To Jail
I bet you didn't know Priceline had a jail.
I didn't either until I got tossed into their web-based hoosegow for 24 hours. Heh.
What was my "crime" you ask?
This is kind of embarrassing to admit, but I recently made an offer on a rental car ...
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8 Things To Look For In A Forex Trading Platform
An efficient Forex trading platform is either going to make your life extremely easy or extremely difficult. A trading platform is a type of software that connects you, the trader, to your chosen broker; the platform provides you with all the ...
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6 Stealthy Credit Report Errors You Can Quickly Eliminate
Financial institutions rely on one major factor when deciding whether or not to give you a loan, or at least a loan with favorable terms: your credit report.
Credit reports contain a lot of information, including your name, address, place of ...
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Black Coffee: The Central Bankers’ Magic Act Continues
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5 Awesome Benefits of Buying a Condo
Do you want to buy a home, but just don't have the money for it? Then consider buying a condo. Condos tend to be a lot cheaper than the average home and offer up a lot of great benefits.
So, what are the benefits of buying a condo? Read on to ...
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How to Be Smart When Selling Your Mortgage Note
So you've decided to sell your mortgage note. If you have never sold a mortgage note before, it can be difficult to know where to start.
A mortgage note is a document that is signed at the closing of a mortgage that obligates the homebuyer to ...
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How Impulsivity Affects Your Financial Decisions
We're all guilty of an impulsive purchase or two; in fact, in four out of every ten stores we visit, we're likely to make an average of three unplanned purchases. Impulsivity -- also known as impulsiveness -- is something that even the most organised ...
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5 Ways to Cut Costs with the Latest Technology
Some of the best things in life are free, right? Unfortunately, not a lot of things can be free but they can cost a little bit less.
Some may look at technology and see it as a black hole for your money. For example, televisions always seem to be ...
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How To Move While Saving Money
Now more than ever, house prices and rental costs are rising at an incredible rate. The average sales price in Manhattan was $1.9 million for condos in existing buildings in the third quarter of 2017. With how much a new home costs, the moving costs ...
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11 Great Retirement Saving Tips for Twenty-somethings (& Older Folks Too)
For most twenty-somethings, saving for retirement is typically far far down their priority list. After all, it's tough to get motivated preparing for an event that won't arrive for 30 or 40 years.
Heck, I know thirty-somethings and even a few ...
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Black Coffee: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
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Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what's been going on in the world of money and personal finance.
Well ... another glorious weekend is ...
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Reasons Why You Should Hire a Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer
I wanted to race cars. I didn't like school, and all I wanted to do was work on cars. But right before I graduated, I got into a really bad car accident, and I spent that summer in the hospital thinking about where I was heading. I decided to take ...
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Grandfather Says: My Adventures With Model Airplanes
From about age 12 or so, Grandfather has built and flown model airplanes. These were free-flight models, before technological progress made radio control inexpensive enough for anybody except the military.
In his teens, grandfather ...
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5 Big Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Restaurant
Food businesses have become immensely popular and, as a result, more people are showing interest in investing in the food and dining industry. One of the main reasons is that the industry is easy to get into and the rapidly growing trend of dining ...
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5 Creative Financing Options to Help You Buy a Home
The average American can no longer afford a home in around three-quarters of the country. And that's probably not surprising to anyone.
On the one hand, the shocking increase in property prices has left many Americans in crippling debt, ...
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The Best and Worst Home Renovations for Maximizing Return On Investment
As a homeowner, you have a lot of freedom when it comes to how you make your home look.
If you're living in your forever home, then renovate to your heart's content. But if you think there may be a chance you could end up selling your home one ...
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Dirty Harry Teaches Us a Lesson on Opportunity Cost
I was in heaven last week because one of my favorite movie channels ran all five Dirty Harry movies in succession.
In Dirty Harry, during that famous bank robbery scene where Inspector Harry Callahan ends up spouting off his "Do ya feel lucky?" ...
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In Need of a Quick Credit Score Boost? Here’s How to Do It
Having a solid credit score is more important than ever. If you don't, there's no hope of receiving a decent mortgage, renting the apartment of your dreams, or getting a lease on a reliable car for the family. Whether you have a good, bad, or merely ...
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Black Coffee: The Central Bankers’ Failing Battle to Stem the Tide
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