Conflict

What is your race preventing you from achieving?

April 3, 2012

With the recent shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida by a local Neighbourhood Watch citizen, I started thinking about how some people view people of different races.  Trayvon Martin was walking home from the store and wearing a hoodie sweatshirt when he was shot to death by a Neighbourhood Watch citizen who said [...]

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Are You Currently Compromising?

March 1, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  I am wondering if you married your perfect match.  Does a perfect match in a relationship really exist, or to a certain extent are we always compromising to be with our loved one? Personal goals and money views are only two small aspects in every relationship, and they may be two aspects [...]

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Don’t Get Screwed By Big Banks: Tips for the 99%

December 13, 2011
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(Guest Post by Kristen from FindTheBest.com) The earth is quaking with “movements” but these tectonic activities are not rumbling beneath the surface. They are happening right in front of us; they are happening on “The Street”- Wall Street, that is.  And the “occupiers”, currently embroiled and immutable in their habitation of urban economic centers across [...]

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The Devastation of a Downgrade

September 27, 2011

In recent years we have all lived through some tough economic times; in more recent weeks we have seen the downgrade of the United States credit rating as well as the downgrade of two other major French Banks. Being downgraded for a small business can be extremely devastating to their future sustainability, but is the [...]

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Sovereign Citizens Don’t Pay Taxes or Parking Tickets

July 28, 2011

I recently learned about an extreme movement in the United States and I really felt the need to share. Sovereign Citizens are US citizens who wish to become independent from the state.  The Sovereign Citizen Movement is complete government anarchy, they do not want to answer to any form of US Government and they fell [...]

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The Wealth of a Mistress

June 7, 2011

Former Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards was indicted last week on charges of Conspiracy.  John Edwards was released on his own recognizance but is required to surrender his passport and remain within the US.  If John Edwards is found guilty on all six counts of conspiracy he could face up to 30 years in Prison [...]

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Never Go To Bed Angry About Money!

May 16, 2011

As DINKS we are all in a couple. It is said that the number one thing people argue about in their marriage is money.  I am here to say that ring or no ring, most couples whether they are married or not, argue about money. Most of the arguments that I have with my long [...]

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The 6 most ridiculous lawsuits I’ve ever seen.

March 14, 2011

It seems that every time we turn on the television there is a commercial for lawyers who want to help us sue someone for something. There is also the ever growing trend of court reality shows such as The Peoples Court and Judge Judy. As consumers we can sue someone for everything from a slip [...]

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Is Money Directly Related to Power?

January 13, 2011

Think of the most powerful person in the US. Now, think of the richest person in the US. Were your answers the same? Is the most powerful person in the United States a rich business mogul such as the owner of a television network, or the CEO of a technology giant? Or is the most [...]

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Our Parents Estate

October 20, 2010

As you may know, my parents are divorced. As we grow older and our parents reach their retirements, we must start to plan our estates as well as our parents’ estates.  If your parents are divorced, how has their separation affect the way you have planned your estate? Estates will need to be allocated differently [...]

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