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What is Tourism Marketing and How Can It Help My Business?

By Sabado Domingo

Is your business in the travel sector, offering experiences, or helping customers achieve the vacation of a lifetime? You would certainly benefit from specific tourism marketing -- but its methods aren't only useful for dedicated travel ...

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December 22, 2017

Here is Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone X

By Tex Freitag

If you're a fan of the iPhone line of smartphones, you may be asking yourself if you should upgrade to the iPhone 8, which looks and works like previous, or make the jump to the all-new iPhone X. There are reasons to hesitate before taking the ...

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December 19, 2017

Black Coffee: Why Every Day Is Christmas In and Around Washington, DC

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. Here's a friendly tip: If you're going ...

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December 16, 2017

Why I Love Christmas: A Guest Post from My Daughter, Nina

By Lenina Penzo

Readers: Today I'm digging into the archives to rerun this guest post from my daughter, Nina. She originally wrote the piece for me seven years ago, on December 24, 2010 -- back when she was just 11-years-old. I have to admit, rereading her ...

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December 15, 2017

5 Ways to Make Your Business Greener While Increasing Profits

By Enero Febrero

Most business owners and managers who have their eyes on the prize are well aware reducing the environmental impact of their business is one of the best things they can do. Business owners can respond flexibly to the demands of the changing planet. ...

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December 14, 2017

5 Strategies That Can Help Boost Your Business’s Profits

By Tex Freitag

When you own a business, there are plenty of reasons to stay motivated. Maybe you're developing a unique product, or perhaps you have an excellent team in place with whom you love spending time. However, the main motivation is profit. Without it, ...

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December 12, 2017

Black Coffee: Rethinking the ‘Wisdom’ of the Crowd

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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December 9, 2017

Smart Tips for Protecting Your Personal Assets

By Enero Febrero

We live in litigious times and it's an unfortunate reality that you need to take steps to ensure your personal assets are protected from anything that may happen. It's also unfortunate that there are rather a lot of ways in which you could be put in ...

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December 7, 2017

Can Hybrid and Electric Cars Save You Money?

By Sabado Domingo

The invention of the car in the late 19th century was a game changer for what the world had been, and what it was going to become. There are few, if any, people who could imagine what it would be like not to have access to a car today. Sure, there ...

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December 6, 2017

12 Classic Toys from the Past and What They’re Worth Now

By Len Penzo

We all had our favorite childhood toys when we were growing up. For me, it was my old Tonka trucks -- I had an entire fleet of them that I regularly used to help me carve miniature highways and water canals out of a large dirt planter in our front ...

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December 4, 2017

Black Coffee: The Relentless Rise of Bitcoin (and Signs of a Bubble)

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. We've got a little more than three ...

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December 2, 2017

10 External Funding Options for Startup Business Owners

By Sabado Domingo

Planning how to fund your business at various stages is part of being a business owner. Most companies need external capital at some point in the life of the company. There are two main ways to raise capital: debt and equity. With debt, you borrow ...

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November 30, 2017

6 Money-Saving Tips for Getting the Best Price on Life Insurance

By Len Penzo

Although everyone prays they'll never have to use it, buying insurance is something that we all have to do as responsible adults. Life insurance, in particular, is especially important because it protects your family by providing for your dependents ...

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November 28, 2017

Black Coffee: Conniving Croupiers and Counterparty Risk

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. As always, if you enjoy what you read ...

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November 25, 2017

How to Know If It’s Better to Renovate Your Current Home or Move

By Tex Freitag

Home buying is an emotional decision, seldom dominated by the most rational part of the mind. That's not to say that there is nothing practical about buying a home. But practicality is only one part of the equation. There's always a mix of practical ...

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November 24, 2017

How Canadian Families Save Money on Groceries

By Barry Choi

My wife and I recently had a child. Though we'd planned for additional expenses, managing our budget has nonetheless been tough at times, particularly because we're operating on a single income. What we quickly realized when our daughter was born ...

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November 22, 2017

6 Great Ideas for Getting the Most From Your Black Friday Budget

By Enero Febrero

Black Friday is approaching soon so begin making arrangements and get prepared if you want to exploit the great day. Of course, there will be plenty of extraordinary deals. For example, mobile phones like the Samsung Galaxy S and other items like ...

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November 21, 2017

Black Coffee: The Road to Zimbabwe Runs Through America

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. Can you believe Thanksgiving is almost ...

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November 18, 2017

3 Tips for Financially Responsible Audi (and Other Luxury Car) Ownership

By Tex Freitag

Just about everyone underestimates the true cost of car ownership, especially those who can't resist the look, lines, and luxury of a higher-end brand vehicle like Audi. Despite superior design, it's not as if an Audi or similar luxury car can win ...

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November 17, 2017

Recipe: Super-Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

By Len Penzo

I love macaroni and cheese -- especially when it is made from scratch. Many people think macaroni and cheese originated when Thomas Jefferson first served it in the White House in 1802, but it probably originated in Europe much earlier than ...

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November 14, 2017

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