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What’s the easiest way to get into an elite university? Have rich parents, of course. Or find another way, like financial aid, to finangle your way into a prep school. Prep schools, especially those on the East Coast, are assembly lines for minting rich and famous people. Ironically enough, for boarding students, many of these […]
We’re the fattest country on the planet. You’d think we’d get tired of the topic of eating food. Instead, we’ve turned out attention to watching others eat ridiculous amounts of food. During recent years, eating contests have emerged as one of the hottest new competitive sports to hit the TV circuit. Though NBA players would […]
This is a guest post by Andreas Nicolaides of MoneySupermarket.com. Image: TheTruthAbout…/Flickr Never used a business credit card before? This article will try and explain the main benefits of why you should. Here are ten reasons why business credit cards can be valuable for you and your company. 1. Keeping track of finances – Business […]
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Image: PhillipC/Flickr I can be a savvy, well-dressed business traveler–when my company pays for it. But with my current small-business budget, I’d rather cram myself into a budget airliner’s T-row (you know, the one in front of the bathrooms) in livestock class than spend $20 extra on emergency row seating. Even if you have a […]
This is a guest post by Wall St. Cheat Sheet Editor-in-Chief Damien Hoffman. This recession was particularly ravaging to many businesses. ~1.5 million businesses have already closed their doors. Here is a more in depth look at where businesses are closing and why:
This is a guest post by Stella Fayman at TransFS. If you haven’t heard all the buzz in the last year or so, a new tool for accepting payments will soon be available for business owners to use. Square lets business owners use their iPhones and iPads as credit card terminals, giving them a little […]
Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd, best known for his 5-year HP turnaround success, in which HP stock outperformed the market by 101%, resigned Friday. The reason? Like so many other successful leaders, Hurd couldn’t keep his pants on (or expense reports straight) when it came to one female contractor. From the Wall St. Journal: H-P […]
I ran across TaskRabbit, which matches you with people who can run your errands for you–or hooks you up with people who need errands run–while reading this excellent Wall St. Journal article on work-at-homers. With TaskRabbit, you put up a task, price it, and a “runner” (errand runner, rabbit, person who does your errands) picks […]
Image: Drea Knufken Freelancing ain’t easy. Ask any freelancer, and they’ll tell you all about the challenges inherent to manning your own ship. What you won’t learn so quickly is how to make it in the freelancing world. Besides having the right contacts, you need to build repeat clients, constantly promote yourself, keep your books […]
