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Should a porn star be able to have a bank account?
Whether a porn star should be able to have a bank account or not might rather depend upon your moral views. You might believe they are the very devil to be cast out from all society. You might think that because they are engaged in legal and consensual commerce then they enjoy exactly the same rights and liberties as everyone else under the law.
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Life in Canada, Home of the World’s Most Affluent Middle Class
Canadians have their share of complaints, but many also say they’re better off than their American counterparts.
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The Banks’ War on Porn Stars
Several porn stars have taken to Twitter to complain that Chase has shut down their accounts, and the Department of Justice has been accused of being behind the moral policing.
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United States credit card system begins complete overhaul in the next 18 months
The United States is lagging behind most of the world when it comes to credit card technology, but luckily it's about to catch up. In the next 18 months, the US is gearing up to transition debit and credit cards away from the magnetic stripe to embedded chip technology, which is already widely used in Europe, Asia and beyond. Who can you thank for the long-overdue upgrade?
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Creditocracy or democracy?
In the 1970s and 1980s, developing countries got caught in a “debt trap” laid by Northern banks and creditors. Rather than enjoying credit that might aid their development, they were condemned to an eternity of debt service payments.
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5 ways bicycling can make or save you money
From higher property values for homes near multi-use trails to grabbing the bicycle instead of the car on shorter errands, 5 ways to save or make money through bicycling.
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The cheapest places to buy citizenship
It is a cliche used from Bond to Bourne: the classic spy image of a suitcase filled with cash and multiple passports for a quick getaway. But increasingly it is not spies that are looking for a second passport, but a growing number of "economic citizens".
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Incredible balance
Flip on unicycle
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Russia develops its own chip technology for national payment card
Russia has developed its own microchip for the national payment card which is hoped will provide better information security. Russia is ready to replace the technology used in foreign payment systems – Visa and MasterCard – with a chip created for Sberbank's Universal Electronic Card (UEC), Kommersant reports.
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Corporate America is taking out life insurance on its employees so companies can profit from workers' deaths
Employees at The Orange County Register received an unsettling email from corporate headquarters this year. The owner of the newspaper, Freedom Communications, was writing to request workers’ consent to take out life insurance policies on them.
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There Are Now 50 Colleges That Charge More Than $60,000 Per Year
As the average cost of higher education in America continues to rise, at least 50 American colleges and universities are now charging students more than $60,000 per year. We found these numbers by examining the average cost of tuition, fees, room, and board that an incoming student would face over the 2014-15 academic year.
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Executive pay '180 times average', report finds
Executive pay has grown from 60 times that of the average worker to almost 180 times since the 1990s, according to a report. The High Pay Centre, a think tank, said shareholders were still backing high executive pay deals despite new powers to vote them down at annual meetings. The pay of the average FTSE 100 chief executive increased from £4.1m to £4.7m last year, said the report.
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A Dollar Saved in Your 20s is Equal to Ten Dollars Saved in Your 50s
Saving money with compound interest is not a new concept, but G.E. Miller at 20somethingfinance explains why putting away money early is so important in an easy-to-understand way.
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Dutch banks act on MH17 credit card looting reports
Dutch banks said Saturday they were taking "preventative measures" after reports of credit cards being looted from the Ukrainian crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, where 192 Dutch citizens died. "International media report that victims' bank cards have been stolen," the Dutch Banking Association said in a statement
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Great Recession Effect: 40% Of Households Show Signs Of Financial Stress, Study Says
Almost half of American households were struggling five years after the Great Recession, according to a new study published by the Federal Reserve survey of consumers. Many of households were financially strained with tight credit, education debt and retirement issues, the Los Angeles Times wrote on Thursday.
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Canadians spend more on taxes than on food, clothes and housing, study finds
We spend more on the government than we do on our necessities, a new study suggests. Indeed, the Fraser Institute said today, most people probably think their top expense is housing, but in fact it’s tax. The average family, according to the group, brought in $77,381 in 2013, paying out 41.8 per cent of that in total tax, and 36.1 per cent on necessities such as food, clothes and housing.
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Think you’re better off with a lump sum over a monthly pension? Think again.
NCR Corp. Lockheed Martin and packaging firm RockTenn are among the growing number of employers who in recent years have hit tens of thousands of their workers and retirees with an enticing offer: to accept lump sum payouts, often well into six figures, in lieu of monthly pension payments.
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18 Money Saving Tips
18 small ways to save a little bit of money here and there. It may not seem like much, but bear in mind, saving a little bit many times adds up to a lot over time.
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The Evolution of ATM Skimmers
In a little over a decade, ATM skimmers have gone from urban myth to a wildly complex, ever-evolving suite of technologies that has the potential to be the worst nightmare of anyone with a bank account. Here's a look at how quickly skimmers have evolved - and why they're increasingly impossible to spot.
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Facebook's autoplay video feature is destroying cell phone bills
Want to save money on your phone bill? Make sure you turn off the "autoplay" setting on Facebook videos.
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