March 2011

Food Price Inflation – What You Haven’t Noticed

Thumbnail image for Food Price Inflation – What You Haven’t Noticed by Kasey Steinbrinck March 31, 2011

If you think you’re paying a lot for a cup of Starbucks coffee now – just wait until 2014. There’s more discouraging news about the inflation of food prices. The global fund provider Superfund Financial is predicting that coffee, sugar and cocoa prices will rise five to 10-fold over the next few years. In a [...]

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Become an Entrepreneur for the Summer!

Thumbnail image for Become an Entrepreneur for the Summer! by Kasey Steinbrinck March 29, 2011

Yesterday we told you about some of the challenges students may face as they try to land a summer job. According to many experts, the chances of finding seasonal employment are starting to dwindle quickly. Most employers hire their seasonal workers by the end of  April. But when a door closes, sometimes you can find [...]

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2011 Summer Job Outlook – Good or Bad?

Thumbnail image for 2011 Summer Job Outlook – Good or Bad? by Kasey Steinbrinck March 28, 2011

If you are looking for a seasonal job or have a teen/college student coming home for the summer – now is the time to start applying. Whether it’s cutting lawns, waiting tables or bagging groceries – there’s always extra competition when the summer break rolls around. But will the outlook for this summer be better [...]

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Rock Star Banks Starts Rocking Harder

Thumbnail image for Rock Star Banks Starts Rocking Harder by Kasey Steinbrinck March 26, 2011

A few months ago – we told you about a new way to compare banking rates and find a financial institution that fits your needs by joining Rock Star Banks. It’s a free service that finds the best rates and deals at banks across the country using Twitter to keep you as up to date [...]

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Cool New Personal Checks at Check Advantage

Thumbnail image for Cool New Personal Checks at Check Advantage by Kasey Steinbrinck March 25, 2011

The personal check designs available at Check Advantage just keep getting better! Right now we’ve got three artists dedicated to creating cool checks for us, and they’re doing a spectacular job. We just added the first two-dozen check designs this week. They are coming up with all sorts of ideas for unique checks that you [...]

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Mega Millions Jackpot at $312 Million – What Would You Do With That Much Money?

Thumbnail image for Mega Millions Jackpot at $312 Million – What Would You Do With That Much Money? by Kasey Steinbrinck March 25, 2011

Sure…the chances of winning are so astronomically slim it’s ridiculous (176 million to 1). But every time a lottery like Powerball or Mega Millions reaches this magnitude, people start dreaming and get excited. In fact, people are so pumped up about the chance to become a multi-millionaire that Mega Millions increased its jackpot for tonight’s [...]

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Could Local Currency Help Small Businesses?

Thumbnail image for Could Local Currency Help Small Businesses? by Kasey Steinbrinck March 25, 2011

Ever wish you could print your own money? When you play Monopoly and have four crisp orange $500 bills tucked underneath your side of the board does it make you wish they were real? Have you ever imagined your Chuck E. Cheese tokens were actual gold? Guess what – money that isn’t really money is [...]

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The Economic Impact of the Japan Quake

Thumbnail image for The Economic Impact of the Japan Quake by Kasey Steinbrinck March 24, 2011

Aftershocks from the deadly earthquake and tsunami and nuclear dangers in Japan could be felt around the world for months. Not the seismic kind – but the economic kind. However, economic experts vary in their opinions of how much the disaster will affect life on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Some say the [...]

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How ReadyForZero Can Help You Get Out of Debt

Thumbnail image for How ReadyForZero Can Help You Get Out of Debt by Kasey Steinbrinck March 22, 2011

There really are people out there developing innovative ways to solve America’s big problems. The guys from ReadyForZero are some of those people. They have a mission to “eradicate American consumer debt.” That’s a pretty big goal! Rod Ebrahimi and Ignacio Thayer saw all their friends struggling with credit card debt and recognized a problem [...]

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Credit Card Debt Strategy – Snowball or High Interest?

Thumbnail image for Credit Card Debt Strategy – Snowball or High Interest? by Kasey Steinbrinck March 21, 2011

If you’ve got debt on more than one credit card – you need a strategy to get it paid off. In the world of personal finance, there are basically two schools of thought for attacking credit card debt. One of the most popular is the Snowball Method – made famous by financial guru Dave Ramsey. [...]

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