Money Making Ideas For Teens

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Teenagers make great entrepreneurs; they have creativity, enthusiasm, and love adventure and taking risks. If directed towards the right money making ideas and motivations, teens’ entrepreneurial skills and plans can become financially viable and lead to possibly long-term business options. Teens who start learning business early also take away a lot of lessons in analysis, … Read more

How to Save Money When Shopping

If there’s one thing that a lot of consumers have had to learn or relearn over the last few years, it is the importance of saving money and maximizing every dollar spent when shopping. The economic downturn has changed many consumers’ shopping habits and forced a lot of people to rethink the way they purchase … Read more

Pros and Cons of Business Incorporation

Starting a business can be exciting, satisfying, challenging, and a bit scary. Among all of the things you as a business owner must decide is if you want to incorporate your business. Business incorporation comes with many pros and cons, just like all aspects of owning your own business, and depending on the type of … Read more

I’m Not a Lawyer…

Nearly everyone has had to make use of legal documents at least once in their life. Tax forms, divorce documents, marriage and birth certificates are all common forms of legal documentation. You do not have to hire anyone to craft a contract or legal document for you, however if you ever have to take those … Read more

Nothing comes without a price

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So there’s been news of the Payment Protection Insurance or PPI scandal floating around for a long time now. Although we can try to make light of the situation by noting the bonus-like repayments that victims are receiving, or the boost in the economy that has come as a unexpected bi factor of the scandal;[1] … Read more

Quit Smoking, Save Thousands

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As if the health risks weren’t reason enough to quit smoking, the amount of money you could end up saving might be pretty impressive by the time you retire. According to Paul Claireaux, researching on behalf of The Investors Chronicle, quitting smoking 20 cigarettes a day early on and putting the savings into a pension pot could … Read more

What Should I Do With My Tax Refund?

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Most of us expect a pretty decent tax refund every year. It’s a nice incentive to look forward to after working hard the whole year and staying productive! The size of the tax refund you receive depends on a number of factors including: Income Dependents Tax exemption statuses and the amount you withhold from your earnings … Read more

What can the UK learn from US annuities?

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Thinking about the future? If so, you’ll probably have made plans for your retirement. You may be part of a workplace pension plan, set aside a little money each month in a savings fund or, to try and get the most from your money when you’re ready to leave work, have an annuity. Although broadly … Read more

What is the Best Way to Invest Money?

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It might be hard to know where and when to start investing your time, but at some point you’re going to wonder: “What is the best way to invest money?” Eventually, you will have to make that decision, whether you print 100 Curriculum Vitaes or Resumes and look for a job, whether you decide to … Read more

Research shows small businesses putting themselves at risk by missing gas safety checks

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Safety in the workplace is an issue that can be overlooked by companies who prioritize their finances above everything else. However, new research shows that those who are reliant on gas are skipping important gas safety checks, which could endanger workers who may be unaware of the problems of working with gas. Gas safety checks are … Read more