If you are self-employed or the owner of your own business, you may need to think a little harder about your retirement than the average person.  Instead of having a pension or a company-sponsored (and sometimes matched) retirement plan, you are left to handle your retirement savings entirely on your own.
Unfortunately, retirement isn’t cheap, particularly [...]

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In order for real estate to be an investment, you need to be able to build equity in the property.  Here are a few of the most common ways to build equity.

Hang onto the property for a while.  Real estate values tend to go up over time, so if you have the property for a [...]

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Dreams can really change in a hurry, can’t they?  I remember sitting on my father’s knee, watching him go over his cases for the next day, and thinking he was the very best criminal defense attorney Clearwater had ever seen.  I thought he might have even been the best the world had ever seen.  All [...]

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A lot of people have stopped dining out because they’re trying to save money during the recession. The truth of the matter is that you can still dine out if you’re smart about your spending.
Here are some tips for saving money at restaurants:

Only spend what you have. You don’t want to take out online personal [...]

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Many business offices are suffering from a negative mood right now. The recession has caused a lot of problems for individuals and businesses which has in turn caused heightened fear and decreased morale in the office. It’s no fun to go to work when the mood is bad.
Here are some small things that you can [...]

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