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Category: Finance

  • Kintsugi
  • April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

15 Used Things That Can Be a Good Bargain

Books Bicycles Musical instruments Pets (get a shelter dog or cat) Vintage clothing Lawnmowers and yard care equipment Furniture China and crystal Jewelry Baby clothes Cars (low mileage leased vehi

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

If You Have This in Your Wallet, It Could Be Hurting Your Credit Score

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox March 25, 2022 Credit cards can be handy financial tools that build your credit score and tide you over in emergencies. But as life changes, so do your credit nee

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  • Kintsugi
  • April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

These are the 20 most common passwords leaked on the dark web — make sure none of them are yours

By Tom Huddleston Jr. Lookout, which makes cloud security apps for mobile devices, noted in a December blog post that, on average, 80% of consumers have had their emails leaked onto the d

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Black Mortgage Applicants with Almost Highest Income Approved at Same Rate as White Applicants with Lowest Income

By Shawn Donnan, Ann Choi, Hannah Levitt, and Christopher Cannon March 11, 2022 Nationwide, only 47% of Black homeowners who completed a refinance application with Wells Fargo in 2020 were app

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Job Exodus

56% Among U.S. workers who quit a job in 2021, the share who say they are now earning more money in their current job. Pew Research Center The majority of workers who quit a job in 2021 c

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Here is the average price of gas in all 50 states

By Katherine Rodriguez | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The average price of gas across all 50 states and the District of Columbia was $4.33 as of Friday, according to AAA: California – $5

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

Rising Prices are Everywhere

I went to the grocery store Saturday and discovered that the in-store ground beef had gone from $5.49 to $6.79 per pound in about 2 weeks. Bananas are about $0.20 more per pound. Tomatoes were $1.2

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

Honoring Black History Month: Oprah, Rihanna, Serena Williams, and more, are among some of the richest, self-made Black women in the world

Wed, February 23, 2022, 11:00 AM For every $1 the average white man in America earns, the average Black woman earns near $.69, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In honor of Black History Month,

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Driving apps that pay the most

Driving for pay? The type of driving you do has a dramatic impact on how much you earn, according to a new analysis from Gridwise. Indeed, the best driving gigs in any given city can pay almost twi

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

More LGBTQ couples can access Social Security survivor benefits

By Ray Levy Uyeda February 16, 2022 at 11:53 a.m. EST In November, the SSA dropped its Trump-era appeals in two class-action lawsuits filed by the LGBTQ legal advocacy organization Lambda Legal, re

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

The most important dates to remember for filing your tax return with the IRS

After significantly postponing income tax deadlines for the past two years because of the ongoing pandemic, the deadline for most taxpayers to submit a federal tax return this year is Mon

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Can You Write Off Your Home Office?

Here’s your guide to what can and cannot be deducted on annual tax returns. By Mia Taylor January 19, 2022 At a time when legions of Americans are suddenly working from home and may rem

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

5 Steps for Tracking Down Lost Money

Find hidden treasure in old 401(k) plans by Patricia Amend, AARP, February 9, 2022 How would you like to score your share of $1.35 trillion? As of May 2021, that’s how much money was in some

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NY Times

  • Record Flooding Forces Rescues Across Western Washington
  • Democrats Release New Epstein Photos Documenting Ties to Trump, Clinton and Others
  • A Trickle of Aid Reaches a Captured, War-Ravaged City in Sudan
  • A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
  • Businesses Are Cashing In on Trump’s Tax Cuts

NPR

  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend
  • An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link
  • Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot
  • Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

The Progressive

  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme
  • Lanes of Resistance
  • The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to Schools

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FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
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Snopes.com

  • Rumor claims Massachusetts millionaires tax raised $1.5B. The real number is higher
  • 8 rumors we've investigated about relationship between Trump and FIFA
  • Could 'Trump Gold Card' visas bring in president's predicted profits? What we know
  • How to spot suspicious health supplements and avoid getting scammed
  • FIFA didn't revoke Trump's peace prize after board members launched investigation

Tradeoffs

  • One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
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  • One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
  • Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?

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