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The 4 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Selling a House

By Sabado Domingo

Selling a house should be easy, right? You employ a real estate agent to put it on the market, the perfect buyers come along, buy it at market value and everyone is happy. Wrong. Unfortunately, selling a house is not as easy as it may initially ...

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February 21, 2020

A Detailed Review on SaxoTraderPRO

By Tex Freitag

When exploring credible and reliable forex brokers, many people consider Saxo Bank to be a solid option. Saxo Bank is the parent organization of SaxoTraderPRO; and it is an institution that has accumulated a powerhouse reputation on all matters to do ...

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February 21, 2020

Grandfather Says: A Personal Portrait of My Time In Bergamo, Italy

By RD Blakeslee

He remembers Bergamo, Italy. It's in the mountainous North of Italy, just South of the Swiss border and about midway between Maranello, where the incomparable Ferrari automobiles are manufactured and Milan, home of the La Scalla opera house, where ...

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February 20, 2020

How the Best Entrepreneurs Manage Their Finances

By Sabado Domingo

Money problems; virtually everyone has them. After all, the average American has about $38,000 in personal debt. That's a massive amount that many won't even manage to pay off in their lifetime. When dealing with a tough financial situation, though, ...

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February 20, 2020

7 Straightforward Ways to Improve Your Small Business

By Lidia Staron

Having a small business is a challenging endeavor. Everything depends on you, and you have to compete with other small businesses as well as giants in the industry. Furthermore, you probably want to increase your revenue without compromising the ...

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February 19, 2020

$8100 Chicken Nuggets and Other Strange Items for Sale on Amazon & eBay

By Len Penzo

I don't know about you, but I find a lot of things in life that often make me stop and just shake my head in pure bewilderment. For example, why do tourists go to the top of tall buildings and then put quarters in telescopes so they can see things on ...

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February 17, 2020

Black Coffee: Weekend at Bernie’s

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 enjoying their ...

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February 15, 2020

How to Properly Prepare for Your Next Cruise

By Enero Febrero

Preparing for a cruise trip can be overwhelming, especially if it's your first time traveling. Unlike other activities, such as camping, cruising requires more detailed preparations. If well planned, cruising can be very exciting. Otherwise, it can ...

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February 14, 2020

Is South Boston the Right Neighborhood for You?

By Sabado Domingo

If you are relocating to Boston, you might be struggling to know exactly where to stay. The state capital of Massachusetts is a beautiful city and is home to many different people scattered across a variety of neighborhoods. South Boston, or Southie ...

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February 14, 2020

Buying And Selling? Try Using Bitcoin Escrow to Protect Yourself

By Tex Freitag

Not everybody is looking to scam you out of money, but if you've been selling products or services online, then you likely have been burned before. You uphold your end of the bargain and expect others to do the same. Most times they do, but it ...

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February 12, 2020

Six US Presidents Who Suffered with Personal Debt Problems

By Kevin Bowen

Four US Presidents were born in the month of February, including two who are memorialized on Mount Rushmore: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. (Ronald Reagan and William Henry Harrison are the other two.) As such, it should be no surprise that ...

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February 10, 2020

Black Coffee: The Kingdom of the Blind

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. There is no means of avoiding a final ...

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February 8, 2020

How to Find the Perfect Marketing Agency for Your Business

By Sabado Domingo

Specialization is the name of the game. In the modern business world, more and more companies are exploiting niche markets to positive effect. After all, consumers don't want generic products. Instead, they want to patronize businesses they feel ...

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February 7, 2020

Grandfather Says: The Boy Is ‘Just Who He Is’

By RD Blakeslee

Grandfather says his preparing for retirement boiled down to supporting and, to the extent needed, enabling the family members (particularly the wife -- permanent fixture -- kids, temporary) to live the lives they wanted to live in their best ...

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February 6, 2020

5 Lessons From My Italian Father on Love, Marriage and Money

By Vince Scordo

I talk about my Italian parents so much that most of my friends think Mamma and Papa are paying their firstborn son to say nice things about them. In fact, I often tell my readers at Scordo.com that if it weren't for my parents I'd be lost in terms ...

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February 5, 2020

Get Cash Now: How to Cash a Check Without a Bank Account

By Sabado Domingo

If you're wondering how to cash a check without using a bank account, rest assured that you're not alone. Statistics show that around a quarter of US households either don't have a bank account, or regularly use an alternative means of check ...

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February 5, 2020

Sneaky Price Tricks Your Grocer Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Len Penzo

When I was teenager I worked in a grocery store, initially as a box boy. Within six months of being hired, however, I was promoted to checker. Over time I eventually got to work almost all of the jobs in the store including working the deli ...

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February 3, 2020

Black Coffee: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before …

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 weekend is ...

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February 1, 2020

5 Easy Ways to Cut Your Small Business Costs

By Enero Febrero

It's no surprise that many small businesses operate on tight margins. After all, relatively few companies experience sustained success immediately. As such, all new business owners need to understand how to save money to allow their company to ...

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January 31, 2020

Federal vs. Private: Your Guide to Different Student Loan Types

By Enero Febrero

It doesn't matter if you are planning on taking out student loans in the near future or have in the past, student loans can be confusing. Trying to understand the types of student loans might leave you feeling overwhelmed. Keep reading to learn ...

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January 31, 2020

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