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.
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Take a Vacation from Stressing Over Summer Spending
Summer is just around the corner. But are you ready -- not only for the beach weekends, family vacations, 4th of July festivities and kids' camps, but also for all the expenses that tend to heat up over the season?
While summertime can be packed ...
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Why Do We Honor Kids Who Have Never Missed a Day of School?
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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Black Coffee: Driving Down the Road to Ruin
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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.
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Grandfather Says: The Story of Dan and Ralph
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, ...
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Small Business Tips for Success In the Age of Digital Disruption
Small businesses are a major driver of innovation and progress in the US economy. In fact, there are approximately 28 million small businesses in the US alone, making up 44% of U.S. economic activity.
But despite their strides toward innovation, ...
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Save Money Faster By Turbo-Charging Your Change Jar
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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5 Ways Intentional Obsolescence Is Robbing You Blind
This may come as a shock, but some of the most trusted brands to which you're loyal are selling you things that are designed to break or otherwise become useless after a period of time.
That's right -- you're buying duds, and you don't even know ...
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Black Coffee: The Global Economy … on the Rocks
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Common Financial Mistakes in Manufacturing (and How to Avoid Them)
The manufacturing industry focuses on four distinct principles: inventory, forecasting, cost accounting, and production. Even the slightest of improvements in any of these areas can save time and money for a small business in the manufacturing ...
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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
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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Divorce Can Not Only Hurt Your Heart, But Your Credit Score Too
Marriage is considered to be a rite of passage for most Americans -- although it's not all wedded bliss. The unfortunate truth is that 40% to 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce, in fact approximately 827,000 divorces happen every year. And ...
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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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18 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Credit Cards
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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Black Coffee: Reaping the US Dollar Whirlwind
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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
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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