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Unemployment

Friday, January 27th, 2012

The Labor Department released some encouraging news this week. Apparently, the number of people that are filing for first time unemployment has been progressing in a downward trend, even though there was a spike this week. The week of January 21st had 377,000 people filing for first-time unemployment benefits. This is a 21,000 person increase [...]

5 Potential Holiday Financial Fiascos

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

When you are hosting a party, you want to make sure that you are smart about letting people leave when they are intoxicated.  43 states have passed laws that hold the host liable for the damage that a drunken guest causes if they leave the party intoxicated. Make sure that you have the liability insurance [...]

Black Friday Tips

Monday, November 21st, 2011

When you head out on Black Friday you should be sure that you take the time that you need to be smart about the way that you shop.  Be sure that you take the time that you need to understand how you are going to be smart about the way that you shopping this Black [...]