Finance
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No money to travel? Find places to stay for next to nothingJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Credit card rewards can be your ticket — literally your plane ticket — to a dream destination. But even if you've earned what you need to get to where you're going, the ...
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I was afraid to tell my partner I had $100,000 in debt — here's how we've handled it
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - The first rule my boyfriend and I made when we started dating seven years ago was that we would be totally honest with each other — about everything. He's seen me throug...
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3 money tasks you need to do right nowJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Most financial to-do lists focus on what you need to get done by Dec. 31, but there's also a brief window early in the new year to save yourself some significant cash. H...
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Nine ways you CAN buy happinessJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - If you have a few extra bucks that you don't need for necessities like rent or loan payments, consider shopping for happiness. From ancient philosophers to current exper...
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White House rules it can issue tax refunds during shutdown, is looking into food stamps
Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service plans to pay tax refunds in the coming weeks, administration officials say, after the White House decided Monday it was legally...
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Wintrust acquires branch of PyraMax BankJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corporation Friday announced the acquisition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Town Bank, of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin branch of PyraMax Ba...
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19 states are raising their minimum wage Jan. 1. Progressives plan even more for 2020.
Jan 06, 2019 5:25 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Nineteen states will raise their minimum wage on New Year's Day, delivering relief to low-income workers and validating liberal efforts to bypass Con...
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'They destroyed me.' Wells Fargo's mistake forced her to sell her home
Jan 06, 2019 5:15 am - Michaela Christian lost a long battle with Wells Fargo in 2013 to save her Las Vegas home, a defeat she says changed the course of her life. When the bank refused to mod...
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Survey: Millennial renters plan to wait to buy a home
Jan 06, 2019 5:05 am - While 89 percent of millennial renters say they plan to buy a home someday, just 4 percent expect to buy in 2019 and 30 percent say they will wait at least five years, a...
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Psychedelics, Ferraris and art: An alternative investment guide
Jan 06, 2019 5:00 am - When money and connections mean you can invest in just about anything, anywhere and over any time frame, what winds up in your portfolio? Yes, the rich are buffeted by t...