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A Lot Of Wealthy Parents Don't Want To Leave Their Kids An Inheritance
Remember Gina Rinehart, the Australian billionaire who was recently called the richest woman in the world? Before that, she was mostly in the news for disparaging her children. In a battle over the...
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Beware The 4 Spending Traps Of Summer
I was recently going over my weekly budget and I realized that for the last three weeks I have consistently gone over my personal budget. Maybe I have been overspending because previous to the last...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Where People Spend The Most On Their Cars
Apparently, some care more for their cars than they do for their families. According to DC Streets Blog, the average American spends $2,536 dollars annually on the health and well-being of each...
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These Cities Are Offering Students Loan Repayments Of Up To $15,000
Many who rail against the costs of higher education and the massive debts that most graduates carry point out that this drives graduates toward high-paying but potentially socially irresponsible jobs,...
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You Can't Always Trust Your Friend's Money Advice
There are occasions in life when we need to turn to our friends for counsel. “Should I take that job?” is one. “Is she or he worth dating?” might be another. And according to the Survey of Consumer...
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Attention Recent Grads: Here Are Some Survival Tips For Making It In The Big...
Dear Recent Grads, I'm proud that you have decided to take the plunge and move to NYC so soon after graduation. Rest assured, the summer is young, the Madison Square Park free concerts will soon begin...
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How To Get The Best Airline Elite Status Perks Without Spending Your Life On...
I’ve had elite status for so long, that it’s sometimes hard to remember what life was like before being showered with endless perks. While pre-elite life is a distant memory, I do recall it being a...
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The Personal Finance Tools Everyone Should Have In Their Belt
A few years ago, Trevor Flannigan decided to start managing his budget using the online tool Mint.com. The 20-something suspected he could be spending less money each month, but he needed help...
View ArticleClinging to a Rock, 200 Feet in the Air
To the average onlooker, rock-climbing seems like a sport based on brute strength. But most climbers will tell you that their skill is 99 percent mental. Humans are naturally scared of falling off...
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7 Easy Ways To Make $50 In A Day
If you're thinking of adding some money to your rainy-day fund, then there are a few ways to make a quick buck. But making money isn't always easy, and some of these tasks are time-consuming, so be...
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This South African Student Invented The World's First Waterless Shower
(Reuters) - With inspiration from a friend too lazy to take a shower and a few months of research on the Internet, South African university student Ludwick Marishane has won global recognition for an...
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59 Ways To Lose Your License Without Getting A Ticket
Advocating overthrow of the U.S. government could land you in prison. It could also drive up your car insurance rates. Someone convicted under the McCarthy-era section in Title 18 of the U.S. penal...
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How I Made It In New York City Without My Parents' Help
Like just about every young woman with an internet connection, I have been watching HBO’s series “Girls” with a mix of hope and terror. I read one writer’s response to “Girls” on LearnVest; she...
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Don't Buy Home Goods Online And Other Must-Read Tips For Moving To The Big Apple
It takes a lot of people to keep our vertical-living eco-system puttering along. Our 10 Minutes With series--in which we spend (you guessed it!) 10 minutes with some of the professionals who make...
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ACXIOM CORP: The Faceless Organization That Knows Everything About You
When you think of the surveillance state, you usually think of snoopy alphabet-soup government agencies like the FBI, IRS, DEA, NSA, or TSA, or cyber-snoops at Facebook or Google,says Natasha Singer...
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10 Ways We Waste Money On Useless Technology
When was the last time you bought a roll of film? An encyclopedia? A paper map? When’s the last time you saw a pay phone? My answers: 2004. Never. Never. Can’t remember. Yet I essentially have all...
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Could Minimalism Help You Save Money?
Do you find yourself in an endless cycle of working and then buying things in an effort to relax, entertain, or “reward” yourself? Have you ever pondered how much more money and personal freedom you’d...
View ArticleBook Review: How Rich People Think
Every Friday I review a book or movie. Check out a complete list here. I became interested in Steve Siebold’s new book, How Rich People Think, as soon as I heard its name. Books about what to DO to...
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How A High School Science Teacher Cut His Energy Bill By Two-Thirds
When high school science teacher Ray Janke bought a home in Chicopee, Mass., he decided to see how much he could save on his electric bill. He exchanged incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents,...
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My Mother's Dementia Is Costing Me A Fortune -- And I Feel Guilty Paying The...
On the way to visit my mother one recent rainy afternoon, I stopped in, after quite some constant prodding, to see my insurance salesman. He was pressing his efforts to sell me a long-term-care policy...
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