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What Are the Best Careers for Paying Back Student Loans Fastest?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:04 +0000

You always hear about the importance of a college education. But what may be even more important is what you choose to study. New research by Bankrate.com delves into the best fields to go into based on how long it will take to pay back student loans (based on 6% interest). Bankrate drew its conclusions [...]

Find Your Missing Money That Michigan May Be Holding From You

Clay — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:57:46 +0000

Did you know that The State of Michigan is holding Millions of dollars right now, and some of that money could be yours! The Michigan Department of Treasury has millions of dollars in lost or forgotten assets from dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, valuables left in safe deposit boxes and stock certificates. The trick is [...]

How To Win $550 Million In The Powerball Jackpot

Clay — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:55 +0000

Want to win $550 Million in Saturday’s Powerball drawing? Well the odds are unbelievably against you, but here are a few tips that could swing things your way. Before you learn how to win, you should accept the fact that you probably wont. Lottery experts broke down some of the lottery facts, and odds like [...]

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:00:55 +0000

Get ready to throw away all those ratty old Benjamins that are just laying around your house—the newly designed $100 bill will be going into circulation in October. (Just kidding about throwing away the old ones. They’ll still be recognized as legal tender.) The bill bearing the face of Benjamin Franklin is the world’s most [...]

Seize The Deal Spring Clearance Sale

Jason Cooper — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:49:39 +0000

On Thursday, March 21st, Seize the Deal Flint will have a “spring clearance” sale with all items half-off! Aladdin’s Cleaning in Lapeer – $100 certificate for carpet cleaning – just $50 American Tire in Flint – $18.95 Basic Oil Change for just $9.50 Atlas Coney Island in Flint – $10 certificate for just $5 Bauman’s [...]

Detroit Woman Freaks Out Over '30 Days Of Free Cash' On 'Hardcore Pawn' [Video]

Clay — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:39:15 +0000

Hardcore Pawn is becoming a claim to fame for Detroit, but when you deal with the D, sometimes you people that we will just call, "Other peoples kids."

No More Saturday Mail According To The Postal Service

Clay — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:09:19 +0000

Saturday mail delivery is about to become a thing of the past starting in August according to the US Postal Service. The announcement will officially be made at a press conference later this afternoon as the USPS continues to try and stay alive financially. Packages will continue to be delivered six days a week, but [...]

Powerball Winning Tips And Money Saving Advice If You Do Win

Clay — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:28:16 +0000

The Powerball is at a record $500 Million for tonight's drawing and the odds are good you are going to buy a ticket. Unfortunately the odds of winning are not in your favor, but here are a few tips that might help you win along with some "must know" advice if you do win.

Now It's a Trend: Target Jumps on the Price-Matching Bandwagon — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:35:17 +0000

Earlier this week, Target announced that, like Best Buy and Toys R Us did recently, it would be joining the price-matching game this holiday season. The company said it plans to match the prices of online retailers as a way to stay competitive during the holiday shopping season.

What If Money Did Not Matter? [Video]

Clay — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:03:23 +0000

The late Alan Watts poses a simple question, “What if money were no object?” The simple answer to this simple question just might help you sort out your complicated life. The concept in the video is nothing new, but the way that Watt’s says it makes a lasting impact. One of the lines that really [...]

Kevin Garnett Is The Highest Paid NBA Player Over A Career

Clay — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:18:20 +0000

Check out the 10 NBA players who've earned the most of the course of their careers, you'll be surprised who is and isn't on the list.

Number Of Americans Who Can't Afford Food Is Growing

Clay — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:02:02 +0000

Everyone knows that money is tighter now than ever, but its still surprising to see the results of a new survey about buying food.

Over 18 percent of Americans can name at least one instance in the past 12 months where they couldn't afford to buy food.

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Lapeer

Clay — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:08:24 +0000

The winning Powerball ticket was sold to someone in Lapeer last night and is worth $320 Million!

Airlines Are Making Huge Amounts Of Money From Fees

Clay — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:51:23 +0000

Airlines made a record $22.6 billion from fees for bags and other products and services last year. You should go back and read that again and think about it. In a time where we are getting charged for pretty much everything except for breathing on a plane (don’t get any ideas!) it should be no [...]

Most Of The Presidential Campaign Money Is Wasted

Clay — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:01:47 +0000

According to bipartisan sources, 80% of all campaign money is completely wasted.

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are raising unprecedented amounts of money for their presidential campaigns, and most of it won't matter at all according to a pair of strategists.

Savings Accounts Are Becoming A Luxury Most People Can't Afford

Clay — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:59:16 +0000

Money is tight right now, and with the economy recovering slower than most people would like to see, people are finding different ways to save their hard earned income. A new survey finds that a majority of Americans don’t have enough savings to last them six months if they were to lose their jobs. Only [...]

Brace Yourselves, Parents! The Cost of Raising a Child Just Went Up — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:41:13 +0000

Pretty much everyone knows that raising a child is getting more and more expensive. But did you know that the cost of doing so went up $8,000 in just one year? A report by the United States Department of Agriculture took into account food, shelter and other necessities and found that middle-income families who had [...]

America Lost Millionaires For The First Time Last Year

Clay — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:01:37 +0000

America lost 129,000 millionaires in 2011, marking the first time that this has happened since the financial crisis. It’s kind of hard to feel bad for the ultra rich Americans, even though they were some of the hardest hit by the financial crash. The population of U.S. millionaire households fell to 5,134,000 from 5,263,000 in [...]

Millions Of People Are Leaving New York

Clay — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:56:55 +0000

New York State accounted for the biggest population exit of any state in the nation between 2000 and 2010, with 3.4 million residents leaving over that period. So the question is, why would anyone leave the “City Of Dreams?” The number one reason for the mass exodus is money, and it comes in many forms. [...]

25 Percent Of Americans Have More Credit Card Debt Than Savings

Clay — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:03:19 +0000

Credit Card debt has become such a big problem for so many Americans that even though the economy is starting to turn around we are still in a hole.

One out of four of Americans have more credit card debt than they do in their savings account, and have no real plan for turning it around according to a survey.