Apply HERE for Instant Cash! [application_form] Instant Cash meant nothing to me I’ve been hanging by a thread for a couple of years now at a job I can’t stand. With so many people out of work, I know I’m lucky just to be employed. Still, every day at 5:00 when I bolt out the door, I fantasize ...

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Announcement: As I mentioned last week, Consumerism Commentary is matching your charitable contributions during the remainder of November. Please read this for more details. A few years ago, we discussed medical tourism. Every visitor who expressed an opinion would visit or have visited a foreign country or territory to take advantage of reduced costs associated with ...

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Is financial education really necessary? Online resources can provide financial education. Our modern economy is extremely complex, and there are many ways that you can use your money beyond simply exchanging it for goods and services. In fact, learning about all the options and opportunities that are available can be an incredibly daunting task. However, taking the ...

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="288" caption="Photo: commons.wikimedia.org"][/caption] A friend asked me the other day, what really is the economy? It’s funny, just a few years ago, I wasn’t really sure, nor did I care what the economy was. It just wasn’t something that interested me and it wasn’t in the news every single day like it ...

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Why Invest in a Depreciating Asset? Don't forget the bathroom. Image from Flickr. Many people balk at putting money into their homes in the current situation. Home prices and values are falling, and equity loans for home improvements are all but impossible to get. With falling values, few people have any equity left. No one can blame homeowners ...

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