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Credit is the gateway to financial opportunity, but without a credit history of at least 18 good months, many opportunities can slip through the cracks. However, zero credit is not the end all for financial breakthroughs. The good news is there are ...

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100 Words On: The One-Armed Bandit’s Armless Cousin

Who hasn't been fleeced by a casino slot machine? Although only Keno offers worse odds of winning, slots are by far the most popular casino game, responsible for 70% of all gambling industry winnings -- so it's really no surprise they're derisively ...

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

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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Black Coffee: Driving Down the Road to Ruin

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

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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Black Coffee: The Global Economy … on the Rocks

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

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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How to Save Money by Managing Your Own Investment Portfolio

By Enero Febrero

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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A Guide to Improving Your Credit Score

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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Black Coffee: Reaping the US Dollar Whirlwind

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

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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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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5 Ways to Make Extra Money While Staying at Home

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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Black Coffee: Figures Don’t Lie

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

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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How To Start a Direct Sales Business

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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Black Coffee: Taking Stock of the National Debt

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5 Things to Know About Pre-Market Movers Before Investing