Apply HERE for Instant Cash! [application_form] Instant Cash meant nothing to me I’ve been hanging by a thread for a couple of years now at a job I can’t stand. With so many people out of work, I know I’m lucky just to be employed. Still, every day at 5:00 when I bolt out the door, I fantasize ...

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I was walking through Costco today and saw that they starting to promote the Costco memberships as gifts for the holidays. I got one last year, and I thought it was a nice, practical gift idea for these frugal times. But hey, why not give them a $50 membership and $50 in ...

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Top Model winner choice astounding At least Tyra didn't choose herself. Image from Wikimedia. I am not here to trash talk the "America's Next Top Model" winner. (OK, maybe a little.) I am happy for her, and I wish her the best. However, I believe that the other finalist, Laura Kirkpatrick, was more deserving of the win. I'd ...

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Paying off bills with tax money <img class="alignright" title="Consumers Using payday loans in Miami Beach and Tax Refunds to Pay Bills" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ILA-VL6ldSQ/Ssz3MVH87WI/AAAAAAAABh8/EJTLF5GVHVM/j0402226.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="446" />Consumers are using payday loans in Miami Beach and their tax refunds to pay necessary bills. In the past, taxpayers saw their tax refunds as additional money to do something fun ...

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It's about time for umami Image from Flickr. Thanks to the popularity of "Iron Chef," which blazed the trail for all kinds of competitive cooking shows, people are finally learning about umami foods. Then again, maybe they're just learning it from the soy sauce commercials and payday loan companies. Regardless of how or why, umami foods are finally ...

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