After getting her tax rebate more than a year ago, she opened an individual retirement account. She figured $50 per month now would prevent a crunch later. She felt good knowing she was making a smart decision until she realized where her money was going. That's when she began her search for an alternative.
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There was a time when students could find internships based on their hard work, good grades, and fantastic résumés. Unfortunately with the current recession and high unemployment rates there are fewer jobs available.
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The iPhone 4, the latest and hottest gadget to hit the markets, carries an astonishingly low up-front price tag. On AT&T’s website or in its stores, bright orange letters blare out the bargain - only $199 for the pinnacle of Steve Jobs’ engineering and design.
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It's deceptively easy to make mistakes on your resume and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer has your resume. So prevention is critical, especially if you've never written a resume before.
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Anyone who's ever dealt with faulty plumbing knows how a small leak can grow to become a major problem. Each tiny drop of water from a leaky faucet or pipe eventually fills up buckets! Drop by drop, that seemingly insignificant drip creates a real headache in your kitchen or basement.
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There is no real way to avoid all pressure in our society, things will happen and the stress will build. It’s more of a matter of finding ways to release the pressure. If you are an athlete and you are pressured in a tie game to win, you will naturally let go of the adrenaline and pressure through the physical activity.
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Completing more than one college major may help you impress potential employers someday. But if you think that multiple majors will guarantee you'll snag an entry-level job, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. How many majors you have "isn't so important that it would fundamentally sway an employer's decision about you," says Brad Karsh, president of Chicago-based JobBound and a college recruiter for 15 years at advertising giant Leo Burnett.
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I am going to be a college senior and currently I have $11,800 worth of student loans. My internship this summer is paying me very well and I would like to start investing in a Roth IRA. I would also like to take this last year loan-free.
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For its American debut in late 1999, the Sega Dreamcast was light years ahead of other gaming consoles with its visual detail and online game play. The Dreamcast network was accessed by a 56k modem within the console in conjunction with your dialup Internet provider.
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With so many expenses coming at you, sometimes it can be difficult to put any money away. Besides, even if you do have a few extra bucks, it’s not enough to matter right? You probably don’t even know what you should do with it either. Fortunately, we’re going to make you a millionaire before you retire, and we’re going to do it the easiest way possible. We’ll call it the “Get Rich Steady” approach. Read on to gain more information.
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