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You’ve Won the Lottery! Now Here’s How to Not Lose it All…

July 20, 2009 – 5:12 pm

Buying an occasional lottery ticket for fun isn’t a terrible idea. At least if being virtually guaranteed to lose is your idea of a good time. After all, it’s pretty much like making a non-tax-deductible donation to the government, and if you only buy one or two every few weeks then you aren’t spending too [...]

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Fees Rise as Bank Revenues Drop

June 29, 2009 – 12:13 pm

Wondering how banks are coping with the recession? Easy: They’re dipping deeper into the pockets of consumers who make banking mistakes.
The Washington Post yesterday reported on a topic we’ve covered in depth: increased banking fees.
Customers are paying more to maintain a checking account and withdraw cash from an out-of-system ATM, and when they bounce a check. To [...]

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Self-Employment Isn’t Always Roses, Sunshine, and Syndicated Television

May 11, 2009 – 4:22 pm

For workers stuck in a sea of cubicles, being self-employed sounds pretty appealing. After all, who wouldn’t want to work from home and start spending a lot more time in their bathrobe, watching Ricki Lake, drinking mimosas, and devising new ways to spend the buckets of cash delivered daily to their doorstep?
The reality, of course, [...]

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