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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…
Read More10 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…
Read More12 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…
Read MoreBillion-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…
Read More24 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,…
Read More24 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…
Read More29 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…
Read MoreYes, 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…
Read More10 Brilliant Ways to Live Like You’re Rich, Even on a Small Budget
the PENNY HOARDER From our eighth-floor balcony, my wife and I watched the full moon rise over the ocean. Prior to that we walked in the surf, soaked in the hot tub, swam in the pool and had drinks at the hotel bar. In the morning, we had a full breakfast (included with the room)…
Read More10 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,…
Read MoreWasting 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…
Read More13 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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