The 9 hottest housing markets in the world right now

Business Insider THE 9 HOTTEST HOUSING MARKETS IN THE WORLD While the growth in US home prices has slowed considerably, prices in Europe have been surging. We have complied the list of the nine hottest markets based on inflation-adjusted year-over-year price as of the first quarter of 2015, based on data from the Global Property…

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10 Ways to Improve Your Finances with Social Media

msn money UP YOUR SOCIAL GAME Twitter can make it easier to lodge a customer service complaint, and LinkedIn can help you land a new job. Facebook friends can offer encouragement when you share progress toward goals, and you can collect inspiring images of what you’re saving for on Pinterest. There are all sorts of…

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12 Great Things About Retirement

msn money 1. I’M FREE OF THE DRUG OF AMBITION Suddenly you don’t care whether or not you get promoted, and the jockeying for a better title or an office with a window seems so petty. A weight is lifted from your shoulders when you quit the rat race. Despite financial concerns, retirement is often…

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Billion-Dollar Bloodlines: America’s Richest Families 2015

msn money Great fortunes don’t always last. New technology trumps the old, trends wane, management stumbles. Yet a few of the families who made FORBES second annual ranking of America’s Richest Families –we capped the list at 200 members this year — have withstood such challenges. Some, like the Huber family, have survived for six…

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24 Ways Your Office Job is Literally Killing You

msn money The stress, long hours, and sedentary nature of your modern office job are sucking the life out of you — literally. And it’s not just the tight deadlines, stress-eaten bagels, and sneezing coworkers that are doing you in. Even your keyboard can be out to get you. From the printer to your supervisor,…

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24 Successful People Who Wake Up Really (Really) Early

msn money THEY SAY THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM, AND RESEARCH SUGGESTS THERE MIGHT BE SOME TRUTH TO THE OLD ADAGE. Waking up with (or before) the sun allows executives like AOL’s Tim Armstrong and Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi to get a head start on the day, knocking out tasks before the rest of the…

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29 Incredibly Successful People Who Failed at First

msn money A YOUNG JAY-Z COULDN’T GET ANY RECORD LABEL TO SIGN HIM. Rejection can feel genuinely devastating. But before you retreat into your tear-stained hovel to plot a new, anonymous life as a subsistence farmer in rural Australia (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), consider this: Some of the world’s most successful people…

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Yes, You Can Live Rent-Free

Kiplinger Alex Beecroft didn’t pay a cent in rent for nearly a year. No, he wasn’t couch surfing or mooching off of friends. The Michigan native traveled the country, helping organic farmers plant crops and tend to greenhouses in exchange for warm meals and warm beds. It was all thanks to World Wide Opportunities on…

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10 Ways You’re Throwing Away Thousands of Dollars Each Year

the PENNY HOARDER Who doesn’t waste money? We all pay too much at times because we want something right now. And on occasion, if we’re being honest with ourselves, we buy things we don’t really need. We might notice these spending mistakes and laugh about them, and (hopefully) learn from them going forward. Sometimes, though,…

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Wasting Money: 29 Ways To Stop Throwing Away Cash

HUFF POST Money I consider myself a Budget Jedi. I watch my accounts like a hawk, shop sales, and stay home more often than I’d like to save money. But back in February, I realized I was still wasting money. In fact, I blew $35.94 in one week. You can read my full money wasting…

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13 Reasons Your 40s are Your Best Decade

METRO Life doesn’t begin at 40, but in many cases it starts to get a lot easier. You’ve clambered up the greasy career pole, been through the terrors of new parenthood and turned your back on really bad outfits and haircuts. Here’s why your forties are fantastic. 1. People think you’re a grown-up You’re still…

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