Tricks Casinos Pull to Get You to Gamble More

When it comes to gambling, a large number of people have to lose a lot of money for a few to delude themselves into thinking that luck is their personal on-call saint. Also, what most people fail to realize is that the house always wins. In 2016, the global gambling industry made over $400 billion. Keep in mind, those are

By |July 29th, 2019|Categories: Personal Finance Tips|Comments Off on Tricks Casinos Pull to Get You to Gamble More

Investing in Art is a Risky Proposition

I love the Tim Burton-directed Batman film from 1989 for a character establishing scene with no action sequence. In the first act of the film, there is a scene where Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne is throwing a party as two partygoers snoop around Wayne Manor. The two come across a spacious, personal art gallery. Bruce Wayne’s home has a private

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Beware the Card Cracking Scam That Makes Victims Accomplices

Innocence and willful stupidity are two extremely different things. It’s the difference between being young enough not to be able to appreciate the long-term consequences of actions and being old enough to know better yet pretending not to know. If life is hard enough, if personal problems are bad enough, its always easy to see what one wants to see.

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Here’s Why You Should Rethink Taking Out a Wedding Loan

Although roughly 827,000 divorces happen every year, that fact doesn’t do much to dissuade happy couples from tying the knot. That said, if you want your marriage to succeed, you might want to do everything you can to avoid financial issues; after all, money is cited as the second leading cause of divorce. For those who want to start their marriages off the right way, planning a wedding within your budgetary means is essential. In other words, you should steer clear of overspending. Unfortunately, that’s one mistake a lot of American couples are making. In fact, taking out a wedding loan is becoming more common than ever — but that doesn’t mean you should follow the trend.

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Millennials Won’t Buy a New Home Unless It Suits Their Pets

I was terrified when I first began looking at homes to buy. There is much to consider. One-bedroom or two bedrooms? Should I buy a home that accommodates my current family size, or one that is big enough in case we have an addition? Perhaps I should choose a home with a connected garage, so I am not soaked when

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Micro-Investing With Stash

I don’t own a Twitter account. That might be a digitally blasphemous thing to say in the 21st century, but I’ll weather the slings and arrows. I just don’t see the value in owning one. You have to be famous to amass followers who will add to your fame or buy products. Most followers are following people for gossip, news,

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