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6 Things Every 20-Something Should Know About Investing and The Stock Market (Part 2)

I know what you’re thinking; “When is this guy going to get back to ball waxing? I don’t care about investing!” While nothing makes me happier than knowing your balls are smooth, it would make me equally happy to know that you were rich. Keep reading. If you’ve already read part one, hopefully...

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6 Things Every 20-Something Should Know About Investing and The Stock Market (Part 1)

Ever since that little “debt crisis” thing you may have heard about it seems like not an afternoon goes by that Judge Judy, or if you prefer Dr. Phil, isn’t interrupted by “BREAKING NEWS! OMG THE STOCK MARKET SUCKS!” These reports really annoy me for two reasons. First of all, I really wanted to...

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Why Your Credit Card Should Be Your Best Enemiend

For those of you who somehow don’t watch Degrassi, a frenemy is an enemy who acts like they’re your friend. For guys this is sometimes a difficult concept to grasp, but for the ladies, roughly 85% of their female friends can be classified as frenemies. It’s a way of life, and it’s no way to live....

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The Financial Benefits Of Living In Sin

Are you ready to get married? Yeah me either, but odds are that someday you will be. Ever since Uncle Jesse got hitched to Aunt Becky you knew that someday your big day would come. You’ve probably thought about the dress, the guest list and which incarnation of Elvis will lead the service, but have...

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Groupon Goes Public

Groupon, the flash sales website has been on a tidal wave of success since their launch only a few years ago. In case you've been living under a rock for the last 2 years, Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat and buy in more than 500 markets around the world.  With...

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Tips From the Bottom: How to Survive With No Income

So there's a general theme going around the University of New Hampshire among my fellow seniors right now. We're broke. I use the pronoun "we're" in this case because I legitimately do not have a single friend who has more than 100 bucks in the bank. Hence, "we're." I've got some tips to make it...

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Lowly Jobs Are Fine. Here's A Bunch of Celebrities Who Scrubbed Toilets Too

I often feel bad that I've been a server at a restaurant for four years, assuming I'll be doing it for the rest of my life and afraid I'll never get a real job. Then I remember, I'm fabulous, it'll happen. For any of you who've had the same doubts, here's a pick-me-up:   (photo from Life...

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Tips for Tipping

As a waitress, I've learned that tipping really is important. I get paid a measly $2.63 an hour and live off my tips, so when a person leaves me a bad tip, I wanna scream. If you go out to eat, you better be prepared to tip well. We don't serve your ass with a smile for no reason. We want your...

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Cheap Roommate? Try Wepay.com

Everyone has had one at some point in their life. The shifty roommate who is always late on the bills. The "oh yeah man I'll get you a beer next time." Yeah right, I'll make sure to hold my breath. Thanks to Wepay.com you can stop badgering your lame roommate and have them do it for you....

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Mad Free Stuff from Mr. Free Stuff

I am one Broke. Ass. Trick. I will not even lie about that. So, when I met SumoSkinny's internet husband, Mr.FreeStuff.com I knew it was love at first (cheap) sight.  The site scours the Internet to find the best free stuff from coupons, samples and more. They only feature reputable sites so...

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