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5 Ways to Handle Your 401(k) When You Change Jobs

By Tex Freitag

The average American changes jobs a dozen times in their lifetime. With each new job comes new offices, new co-workers -- and possibly a decision about what to do with the 401(k) plan they started at their last job. Selecting the right course of ...

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June 5, 2019

Why Do We Honor Kids Who Have Never Missed a Day of School?

By Len Penzo

The other day my daughter, Nina, got hit with a 24-hour flu bug that had her kneeling over the toilet all morning long. I felt bad for her, and don't know for sure where she picked it up, but that's not important. Right now I'm just waiting with ...

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June 3, 2019

Black Coffee: Driving Down the Road to Ruin

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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 week comes ...

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June 1, 2019

Grandfather Says: The Story of Dan and Ralph

By RD Blakeslee

Grandfather says he thinks you might be interested in the story of Dan Blakeslee and Ralph William Blakeslee. Well, Grandfather's going to tell it to you anyway. Dan Blakeslee made his way up the Chilkoot Trail into the Yukon in 1899, built a ...

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May 30, 2019

Distributed Meets Growing Demands Through $1.9M Seed Funding from Fuel Ventures

By Tex Freitag

Distributed, the AI-powered tech talent-resourcing platform, raised $1.9 million in a seed-funding round from Fuel Ventures, bringing its total initial funding up to $2.1 million. With the growing demand for Distributed's Elastic Team platform, the ...

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May 30, 2019

Save Money Faster By Turbo-Charging Your Change Jar

By Len Penzo

Okay ... this is my last article about loose change for awhile. I promise. I recently shared my latest supermarket misadventure where I had the misfortune of getting behind a nice lady who paid for her groceries with a giant bag of quarters. I ...

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May 28, 2019

Black Coffee: The Global Economy … on the Rocks

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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. While you're enjoying the extended ...

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May 25, 2019

Full- vs. Limited-Tort Car Insurance: Are the Savings Worth the Risk?

By Sabado Domingo

Insurance. Guarantee. Protection. These are things that we want to have when we're talking about big investments like a house or a car. It's only right to think that way, especially because these things are the fruits of our labor. After all, we toil ...

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May 24, 2019

How to Save Money by Managing Your Own Investment Portfolio

By Enero Febrero

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If you're in the fortunate position of having a large amount of cash in the bank, you might be considering using some specialist advice such as a financial adviser. There are certainly advantages to this move -- not least of which is the fact that ...

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May 23, 2019

A Guide to Improving Your Credit Score

By Tex Freitag

If you're struggling to get approved for loans or credit cards and aren't securing favorable financing rates, you may need to work on improving your credit score. Improving your credit may sound like an intimidating process, but it's possible to ...

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May 21, 2019

18 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Credit Cards

By Len Penzo

If you're like me, you never ever give your credit cards a second thought. However, after recently getting stuck in a supermarket line behind a nice lady who decided to pay for her groceries with a giant bag of loose change, I developed a new-found ...

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May 20, 2019

Black Coffee: Reaping the US Dollar Whirlwind

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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. I hope everybody is having a great ...

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May 18, 2019

10 Shopping Hacks That Will Ensure You Always Get the Best Deal

By Sabado Domingo

Everyone loves a good deal. But your shopping habits could probably use a little tweaking. Online shopping and apps have changed the way shoppers buy things. And with that, tried and true shopping hacks may have changed, too. Of course, finding ...

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May 17, 2019

Grandfather Says: Political Anarchy

By RD Blakeslee

Grandfather says he is a political anarchist, more than anything else. Then he favors youths dressed in black and wearing masks and hurting people and breaking things, you ask? No, Grandfather's anarchy is not violent; it merely avoids ...

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May 16, 2019

5 Ways to Make Extra Money While Staying at Home

By Sabado Domingo

If you've ever dreamed about working from home, this could be the best time for you to take the leap and start a business that allows you to make extra money while staying at home. In fact, more and more Americans are turning to self-employment to ...

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May 15, 2019

Is Coinstar’s 11.9% Conversion Fee Worth the Price?

By Len Penzo

I think grocery store self-check stands are both a blessing and a curse. When multiple shoppers, loaded up with enough groceries to, say, sustain a family of four through a nuclear winter are queued up in front of a human cashier, self-check kiosks ...

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May 13, 2019

Black Coffee: Figures Don’t Lie

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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. I hope everyone is enjoying their ...

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May 11, 2019

SoundCloud: The Pros & Cons of Buying Followers to Boost Your Music Sales

By Tex Freitag

Have you ever looked at your social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and wondered why none of your posts, videos, or music tracks have gone viral? Have you ever turned green with envy when you see someone else with an ...

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May 10, 2019

How To Start a Direct Sales Business

By Tex Freitag

Direct sales companies have been around for generations, but they have recently seen a resurgence with the increase in social media usage. The Internet allows people to easily contact potential customers without time-intensive, door-to-door sales. ...

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May 9, 2019

4 Essential Questions to Ask Before Buying an Extended Warranty

By Len Penzo

As many guys will tell you, after countless cookouts and parties we tend to get attached to our barbecue grills the same way we get attached to our dogs. Let's face it, a good barbecue grill, like a good dog, is something to be revered, which is ...

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May 6, 2019

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