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A New Way to Get Your Credit Score for Free — Straight From FICO

Accessing your credit score is easier than ever.

9 Ways to Get Rid of Your Christmas Tree

Don’t just dump your Christmas tree in the trash! Consider composting or upcycling it instead.

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Balancing Work and Social Life: Strategies for Finding Harmony – Apartminty

Discover how Swift Petworth’s amenities like a fitness center or a social lounge can help you balance work and social life

How to cheat on your taxes legally

This is a Guest Post by Richard Close. As a former IRS Revenue Officer, Richard “stole” $10 Million for the IRS. Now he works to help American taxpayers and has had a partnership with Tax Defense Network and has offered advice on how to cheat on your taxes legally to GRS readers below.

Ah, tax season. That time of year where people grouse about the greedy government. Some folks are so in need that they start looking for ways to cheat on their taxes. Here’s a hint: Never cheat on your taxes. The risks far outweigh the rewards. How do I know? Because I used to work for the IRS, and I saw first-hand what happened to tax cheats.

Online For Sale Listings See Uptick in Traffic, Which May Signal that Buyers are Returning

Mid-March brought about a lot of uncertainty and change, with the real estate sector seemingly coming to a halt as buyers became increasingly weary of the times ahead. Among the first signs we saw was a significant drop in people’s interest in looking up properties online, with listings websites seeing a sharp decline in traffic […]

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Is an MBA worth it?

I’ve recently hired my second employee, a newly-graduated technical writer who aspires to one day run his own business. He’s proactive, punctual, hardworking and very capable. The mentor in me wants to make sure he has a great career ahead of him. So imagine my alarm when I heard him say, “Yeah, I’m thinking about going for an MBA in a few years.” As the holder of not one but two MBAs (it’s a long story), I have a somewhat negative view of the degree. An MBA often costs a lot of money and provides very little return. However, as I began to consider how to tell my new employee that his plan was flawed, I also began to reevaluate my view of the MBA.

Note: MBA stands for Masters of Business Administration. It’s a two year graduate degree that is held up as the “must have” for any executive or mid-level manager hoping to one day become an executive. The top business schools tout their MBA programs as a must-have for any career-oriented person, promising fast-track promotions, higher salaries, better networks, and a whole host of other benefits. Oddly enough, very few of these schools actually talk about the quality of their curriculum — but that’s a whole other story.

So, if I’m going to be honest with my employee, I first need to be honest with myself. Was the MBA worth it? Or was it a big waste of money? Was there a flaw to the program itself? Or was I to blame for not taking advantage of what was offered me?

ROI Analysis

I first tried to do this calculation in purely financial terms. Take the cost of an MBA and the average return per year and see if the return on investment (or ROI) makes sense. Unfortunately, both costs and returns vary widely. For example:

Capital Gains Taxes 101

Capital gains taxes are a bit dry…but important to understand! Let’s cover the basics and correct the common misconceptions.

Third Federal Mortgage Rates Review: Today’s Best Analysis

Third Federal was founded in 1938 in Cleveland, OH as a mutual association. It offers loan products in 21 states and the District of Columbia through 21 full-service branches in Northeast Ohio, eight lending offices in Central and Southern Ohio, and 17 branches throughout the state of Florida. Third Federal offers a selection of home […]

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