How to Lower Internet Bill – 8 Simple Ways to Try

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Wasted Time, Lost Revenue, Less Customers

Paying for the internet can be a huge drag in the U.S. because diversified options in the market scarcely exist. Internet service providers (ISPs) are notoriously monopolistic, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has done little to regulate Internet companies and prevent them from price gouging customers with shady advertising and pricing tactics (especially when the ISP is the only provider in the area, leaving customers with no option but to continue service with them). If you’re frustrated with your current Internet provider and want to learn how to lower your internet bill, then here are 8 different strategies you could try. Assess Your Wi-Fi Needs Firstly, do you need your current level of Internet speed and monthly data allotment? … Read more

What Is Identity Theft? And How Do You Prevent It?

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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Identity theft is a crime whereby an impostor acquires important pieces of personal information including driver’s license and Social Security numbers to impersonate somebody else. The impostor then uses the information to obtain merchandise, credit, or services in the victim’s name or to provide the impostor with false credentials. Other than running up debt, the impostor can provide false identification to the police thereby creating a criminal record for the person whose identity they have stolen. Exactly What Is Identity Theft? Account takeover type of identity theft, the impostor uses personal information to obtain access to the existing accounts of the person. In most instances, the impostor will change the mailing address on the victim’s account and run up a massive … Read more

Top 7 Mistakes Landlords Make Starting and How to Fix Them

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Save Money and Time with Your Short-Term Rentals

If you’ve recently become a landlord or are considering purchasing a second home for renting purposes, you’ve likely been introduced to a large bevy of responsibilities and duties you never expected you’d have. You can also find many mistakes landlords make. While renting out your property can be an extremely lucrative business venture, many enter the realm of rentals without proper knowledge or education on the subject and find it’s not as easy as expected. We’ve laid out the top mistakes landlords make when they run into, and the things you can do to avoid them. Top 7 Mistakes Landlords Make 1. Lease Issues Leases are the single most important thing to have completed before allowing someone to live in your … Read more

How to Get Passive Income – Top 4 Easy Passive Income Ideas

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Lending Club Passive Income With Automated Investing

Wouldn’t it be great if you could make money while you sleep? This may sound like an impossible dream for many people, but a little upfront cash, research, and creativity can help you start earning a passive income within weeks or even days. Unlike an “active income,” which you make from working as an employee, business owner, or freelancer, a passive income stream is designed to make money for you with minimal to no effort. Everyone could benefit from having a passive income on the side. Either to supplement their working income or preserve their retirement savings. However, too few people take advantage of this lucrative opportunity because they mistakenly assume that passive income streams only come from scams like … Read more

It Turns Out Money Really Does Buy Happiness

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How to Protect Elderly Family Members

For those of us who aren’t millionaires, the phrase “money doesn’t buy happiness” is certainly a welcome one. Sure, being in the top 0.1% sounds great in theory. But they’re not any happier than the rest of us…right? Well, a study has been done into just that. And it turns out that, in fact, all those extra dollars do, indeed, lead to extra happiness. It’s perhaps not exactly the result you were hoping for, especially if you were looking at pictures of your billionaire of choice on a yacht recently and being sure they were actually miserable.  But as you’ll see, there are actually some great lessons that the rest of us can take from this. Background For around a … Read more

Top 6 Surprising Tax Write Offs that New Business Owners Need to Know

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Tax Write Offs

Taxes can be one of the most complicated parts of being a business owner, and the array of new changes that came out in the new tax reform bill in 2017 has seemingly complicated matters further for business owners. On one hand, there are exciting new incentives that entrepreneurial folks didn’t have access to beforehand, such as greater first-year depreciation levels (more on this below). On the other hand, the new tax bill eliminated several tax write offs that employees and employers alike would’ve preferred to keep, such as the deductions for job interview-related travel and entertainment deductions. Whether you’re a brand new business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur who’s still struggling to fully understand the new, post-2017 tax reality … Read more