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President Obama Proposes New Help for Troubled Mortgages

President Obama on Friday proposed to sweeten a deal from Washington to entice banks to modify payments, lower loan principal, and expand eligibility in order to help more of the 11 million American families sinking under their mortgages.

The Romney Kids Pay an Even Lower Tax Rate Than He Does

Thru a scheme that is popular among the 1 percent, Mitt Romney has gifted his boys with $100 million -- and did not pay a penny of gift tax.

Hard to compete with Free: €20 for unlimited voice, text, and 3G data

This last week, Free dropped a nuke on the wireless business, too. For €19.99, subscribers can get unlimited calls to mobile and fixed line phones in France (and to fixed line phones in 40 other countries). They get unlimited text messages.

Home Depot to Hire 70,000 Workers

Get those orange aprons ready for the spring cleaning rush.  Home Depot announced Thursday it plans to hire 70,000 temporary workers at its U.S.

From $8.10 An Hour to $36,000 a Year

When I graduated from college in 2004, I couldn't find a job in my degree field so I went back through my resume and looked at all the companies I had worked for during college. One of them was Walmart, so I applied at a Walmart store in my area.

Tactics to Fight Foreclosures: Borrowers keep homes without paying

Among the tactics: Challenging the bank's actions, waiting to file paperwork right up until the deadline, requesting the lender dig up original paperwork or, in some extreme cases, declaring bankruptcy. Nationwide, the average time it takes to process a foreclosure -- from the …

6 Skills That Might Just Be Worth Going to Classes For

Can't even trust that a college education will be worth the paper it is printed on nowadays -- but according to this article, there are six SKILLS that are worth paying to obtain or sharpen.  One is accounting, one is DIY auto mechanics. 

Businesses You Can Start For Under $5,000

"The lack of money is actually advantageous," he said. "I've seen better businesses start off with no money than those with a lot of money.

No, Entrepreneurs Like Steve Jobs Do Not 'Create Jobs' By Inventing Products Like The iPhone

But how about Steve Jobs? Didn't he single-handedly create tens of thousands of jobs when he invented the iPhone and iPad? After all, no one even knew they wanted an iPhone or iPad before Steve and Apple invented them. No, Steve Jobs didn't create those jobs.

How To Gift-Shop for The Guy In Your Life

The comics today poked fun at the seemingly zillions of items that are oriented towards gifting the woman in your life, while men get a handful of items out of the 50,000 or so carried in an average mall. There are always the safe bets in terms of ties, wallets, tie clips, or jok …

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