Your Idea Is Brilliant

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Last time, in our article titled “Your Idea is Dumb” we talked about how ideas are great, but others are terrible. We discussed how your critics can give valuable feedback, but they may also be naysayers who just can’t see the brilliance in your ideas. What we surmised from this is that you need the ability to step … Read more

Your Idea is Dumb

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Have you ever had an amazing idea that others thought wasn’t so amazing? Have you ever seen a product in a store and thought “how on Earth did that ever make it to production?” What’s worse is when that idea actually becomes really popular and successful. I can think of a few things that I’ve … Read more

A Personal Risk Reward Story

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Last time, in our post titled “Is Risk too Risky?” we explored risk, the nature of risk, and how it is apart of everyday life. We can try to avoid it, but risk is ultimately present in everything we do. In hopes of further exploring this topic, I’m going to give a chapter out of my life where I … Read more

Is Risk Too Risky?

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Everyone has their own tolerance for risk. Some people love the adrenaline rush of having everything on the line. Think of Texas Hold Em players who love going “All in” or people who can’t skydive enough. On the other side are people who are terrified of risk. These are people who stuff money under the … Read more

How Will the Durbin Amendment Affect Me?

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If you are not sure what the Durbin Amendment is, then read our article “What is the Durbin Amendment?” To describe it shortly: The Durbin amendment is an amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act (HR 4173) that was passed into law mid-last year. With the Durbin Amendment alive and well, it’s important … Read more

What is the Durbin Amendment?

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With Tester-Corker bill failing to garner enough votes, the Durbin Amendment will be going into effect on July 21st. What does that mean for you? How does the Durbin Amendment affect you? Before you know what that means for you, you should first know what Durbin is and why it is happening. What is Durbin? … Read more

Webpreneur Profile: Molly Wizenberg of Orangette

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Nearly all bloggers, vloggers, authors, and web publishers I know want to make a living from their websites or work. It’s natural to want to do what you enjoy for a living. What better way than to study what other successful people have done and accomplished? Today, we are going to be studying Molly Wizenberg’s … Read more

The Pen is Mightier Than the Email

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Letters Are Unique! Today, I received well over 100 messages in my inbox. I must be important! I must be an often thought of person! I mean, who else has hundreds of messages delivered to them daily? I thought my ears were burning. But am I really that special? Of course not, I would be … Read more

$2,000 Dollars In 30 Days

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Financial Failure 101 If you like being apart of a large group of financially unsuccessful people, then do we have the opportunity for you! Do you have trouble with the following? Making $2,000 dollars fast Saving more than 4.9% of your income. Having more than $10,000 in retirement savings. Video: How to Make Money Fast $2,000 in … Read more

10 Reasons Large Companies Are Scared of Twitter

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It’s funny to think how far we’ve come with technology since the days of dial-up when AOL ruled the world. With these changes, new rules are constantly developing. People are getting fired for their use of social media by large companies, and often hired because of their use of social media by small companies. Why … Read more

What Constitutes a Good Debt Management Company?

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The following is a guest post contributed by the editors at DebtAdvisoryLine.com. Debt and the threat of insolvency have long turned into a mass-scale issue in the UK.  Although the government have introduced a series of sensible measures over the past few years, a staggering 30,000 households still either entered into bankruptcy or applied for … Read more

Networking: Creating Real Networks

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We’ve mention in some posts how networking is extremely important. Networking, single-handedly can: Land that new job. Help a friend find a new job. Meet your future spouse. Make that last-minute deal. Sustain your business through hard times. Create strategic partnerships. Start new business ventures. and, Change peoples’ lives Networking can do many more things … Read more

The Economic Impact of the Egyptian Political Crisis

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“The following is a guest post contributed by editors at SmallBusinessLoansDirect.com.” With the resignation of Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of ruling Egypt, the nation must now recover from the month long “revolution” that led to Mubarak’s resignation. Nevertheless, amid the post resignation celebrating, the realities of Egypt’s future may not be what the anti-Mubarak … Read more

Free Book Rental: To The Library!

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How often do you find yourself racking your brain for answers just to realize the answer is so clearly obvious? I’d like to say it never happens to me, but I’d be a liar in the order of Mark Whitacre. Just the other day, I was at a bookstore looking through all of the awesome new titles that are out.

I find bookstores to be terribly inspiring, but please laugh once I’m out of earshot. While browsing through, I added book after book to my mental checklist, wishing these were free books.

I would undoubtedly go home, scan over Amazon, Paper Back Swap and buy them for the best price possible. Sometimes though, now syndrome would overcome me because of my excitement and I would consider paying the insane price on the cover, but I abstained.

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Mint.com: Mint Video Review

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Update for 2019: While this article is a few years old, it still covers many of the useful features that Mint.com offers. After all these years, Mint is still a tool that I use (in addition to others). If you’re looking for a more updated review, and a great comparison, then check out my recent … Read more