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Should We Tax The Rich?

Posted on 13. Jun, 2013 by .

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Life is tough and with the economy the way it has been, the uncertain job and real estate markets, the likelihood that an education won’t guarantee you a good career anymore and massive debts held by individuals and entire countries all while the top 1% (or whatever figure gets used) live completely worry free and arguably spending less than [...]

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Why The Snuggie Became Successful

Posted on 06. Jun, 2013 by .

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If you don’t own a Snuggie, or some other brand of armed blanket, then I can be pretty sure someone close to you does. The odd product took the world by storm and led to a kind of wave of fleeced armed blankets taking over homes across the USA and the world. The Snuggie didn’t [...]

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Claim your Entitlements with the Affordable Warmth Scheme

Posted on 30. May, 2013 by .

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In the UK, around £19bn in benefits are left unclaimed by those who are entitled to them each year, with almost £6bn of this unclaimed by elderly people. Whilst some older people may still feel that claiming any form of government assistance carries some kind of social stigma, this isn’t really the case in this [...]

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How Many Credit Cards Do You Need?

Posted on 30. May, 2013 by .

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The leaflets through your door, everyone telling you “you need to get credit to improve credit” leaves a lot of people feeling like they might as well apply for and get as many credit cards as possible. Afterall it’s ‘free money’, right? However I don’t think the cited benefits of having a number of credit [...]

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Cheap DIY for the home

Posted on 29. May, 2013 by .

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Having a home, somewhere to store your stuff and do with sort of as you please is fantastic. However homes can quickly become money pits as you have to shell out for things to be fixed, want to upgrade outdated items and generally want to keep it working and in ship shape. So of course [...]

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How to Identify Inappropriate Workplace Behavior

Posted on 29. May, 2013 by .

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Work is something that many of us feel forced to do. We probably would chose to work if anything was available but all too often we find ourselves working a job that we don’t quite like and often part of that dislike is related to the attitudes and actions of our colleagues. Much like in [...]

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What to Know Before You Register Your Trademark

Posted on 28. May, 2013 by .

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When starting a new business (read our post on the subject here) the naming of your brand is something that can be very important both personally and for your business success. You may not be in a position to ‘own’ that name officially in the beginning but eventually trademarking is something we would all like to do. [...]

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Chase the dream in exotic Qatar

Posted on 23. May, 2013 by .

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Today’s Guest post touches on the interesting subject of moving to the Middle East. Something I have experienced myself. What’s that saying – the grass is always greener? Comparison, comparing, this against that. We do it all the time, whether at home, at work or wherever. Distance certainly plays a major part in how we [...]

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Things to consider when thinking about debt consolidation

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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This is a guest post provided by Debt Free Direct. Thanks to them for their angle on debt consolidation, I am sure you’ll find it interesting. I have also added my thoughts below. Debt consolidation can be a great tool – but it’s one you should only use very carefully. At the moment, there are [...]

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Cost of raising a child

Posted on 17. May, 2013 by .

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My partner and I have often been asked when are we going to have children. Often our reply is a laugh or somewhere along the lines of saying ‘ we are never going to have children’. Crazy, I know! But with my life the way it is and my aspirations children don’t fit into the [...]

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