If you manage your personal finances, it can often seem daunting. But following some smart strategies can help you take control of your money and set yourself up for financial success. Here are eight tips for effectively managing your personal ...
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802 Reasons Why Cash Is More Thoughtful Than Gift Cards
Did you know that in China it's taboo to give a clock as a gift? Yep.
You should also never give your Chinese friends umbrellas or knives.
At least you shouldn't if you want to stay in their good graces.
The Chinese aren't the only ones who ...
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Black Coffee: Food for Thought
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How Debt Trouble Is Usually Related to Your Diet
Many folks in debt trouble who tally their assets and liabilities after years of modest but steady increases in income often end up scratching their heads, wondering why their net worth is nothing to write home about. Whether those in debt trouble ...
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News Analysis: The Changing Landscape for Big Corporations
Over the past decade we have started to see a major shift in the landscape for some of the largest corporations in the United States. Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, the country has been torn between wanting the economy to recover, and ...
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How Your Home Humidifier Can Save Money This Winter
Did you know that a home humidifier can save you money? Better yet, it can result in significantly lower costs for multiple living expenses. So how does a humidifier save money for its owner? Well ... let's read on to find out!
During wintertime, ...
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How To Transform a Room Into a Gaming Paradise
Gaming is one of the world's most beloved pastimes, with millions of dedicated practitioners all over the world. It's a hobby that allows people to live their dreams and do whatever they want, so it's no surprise that every year, millions more get ...
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Try Your Luck with This Money Quotation Quiz
Are you ready for a money quotation quiz? Match the following 15 people with their money-related quotations. Just remember that there is only one quote for each person listed. Oh ... and be very careful ; you just may be surprised at some of the ...
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Black Coffee: Haves & Have-Nots
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Grandfather Says: The Continuing Chronicles of Elaine, Part 27
The following was written by my late wife Elaine. She wrote a long book, a diary really, from which this is one passage:
All the experiences of our eventful years in Warrenton would fill another book about the growing up of the children and all ...
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5 Key Points to Consider Before Signing a Contract
It's not uncommon to see offers like these on a daily basis: "Get a new iPhone for only $99; requires two-year contract," or "Get DIRECTV for only $59.99 a month for six months; requires a one-year commitment."
These teasers may sound great, but ...
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5 Ways Smoking Negatively Affects Your Finances
It's not likely you'll be able to find anyone in the United States who has escaped the message that smoking is hazardous to your health. After all, there's a Surgeon General's warning on every pack. And children learn about the negative effects of ...
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The High Cost of Being Poor (and How to Vanquish It)
We have all seen difficult times, so that's nothing new. And there's a high cost of being poor. Let me explain:
My wife and I started our business at exactly the wrong time. Although we established it in 1967, we opened our first brick and mortar ...
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Black Coffee: … Fall Back
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Why Thanksgiving Never Falls On November 29 or 30
In 1863, President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November to be a day for "thanksgiving and praise." It's a tradition that managed to stay that way until 1939 when worried retailers begged President Franklin Roosevelt to make Thanksgiving a ...
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5 Ways to Fund a Small Business Without Bank Loans
Most people dream of opening the doors to their own bookstores, record shops, accounting offices, and more, but very few ever achieve such a feat for a very good reason: lack of funding. Small businesses require quite a bit of capital to get off the ...
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8 Ways to Make a Great Budget Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is filled with family, friends, good food and football. But it can also be filled with expenses -- especially if you're having Thanksgiving dinner at your house. The good news is there are plenty of ways to cook and enjoy a delicious ...
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Using Food as an Alternative Investment Vehicle
Depending on which source you reference, as many as seven million Americans supposedly starved during the Great Depression. That number may be on the high side, but hard times are coming if the current global economic troubles cannot be contained and ...
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How Much Gold and Silver Should People Own?
Ever since I started writing about the importance of owning physical gold and silver as insurance against the inevitable failure of the US dollar, I've been receiving an increasing volume of questions in my inbox from folks curious to know more about ...
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Black Coffee: For the Fed, It’s the Frying Pan or the Fire
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