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Get Ready to Pay Sales Tax for Online Purchases

Recently Amazon announced their best year ever despite other retailers reporting one of their worst holiday seasons in years. How did Amazon accompl[...] read more »
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Foreclosures: What the Government is Trying to do to Help

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted foreclosures this year will reach about 2.25 million and Barack Obama proposes to place 3 months mora read more »
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Higher Federal Fuel Taxes For All - Yes, you too!

How would you like to pay higher fuel taxes? You wouldn't? Here's a look at how Detroit may land us in the land of higher taxes. read more »
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The S&P 500 "Dividend Aristocrats"

Here's a list of companies that have increased their dividend payouts for 25 consecutive years![...] read more »
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How We Increased Our Profit 147% With Our Online Business

Despite the economic downturn,we managed to increase our profit 147% this past year with our online store and my wife was finally able to quit her jo[...] read more »
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5 Recession Proof Careers for the Next Decade

In a downsizing economy, the best return on investment for your career may be to focus on your current job. Still, preparing for your next job or nex[...] read more »
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My Experience Buying A Used White MacBook Off Craigslist

Don’t you wonder what has so many people buying Apple Macs lately? A used MacBook might be right for you and save you tons of money.[...] read more »
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When to Panic and Stop Investing in Stocks

In short: Even if the market goes far lower than anybody expects, dividend yield alone will make stocks an attractive investment. read more »
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British pound reaches all-time low compared to Euro!

The British Pound Sterling has reached the new all-time low today with respect to the Euro. Around the afternoon a pound would cost you only 1.023 eu[...] read more »
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Entrepreneur names Subway top franchise

Subway was named the top franchise by Entrepreneur.com. Surprisingly, you can open up a subway store for under $200k read more »
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Family finds $10000 in cracker box, returns it

Money was turned into the police and it was a woman's life-savings. Talking about doing the right thing. read more »
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Is the Stock Market a Big Ponzi (Madoff) Scheme?

Looking into the notion of the western financial markets as a big pyramid scheme read more »
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Mega List of All Credit Cards in US (Over 1200 Listed)

I have tried to include all credit cards issued in US. If you think if I have missed any, please leave a comment. More than 1200 cards have been incl[...] read more »
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Om Malik writes about Tip'd on New York Times

Like many, the market collapse of the past few months has forced me to pay closer-than-usual attention to financial news. I’ve had to rely primarily [...] read more »
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The Beer and Internet Stock Story

I came across this story several years ago and thought it was appropriate for today. You can save and invest all of your life and still not come out[...] read more »
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