Mr. Jim “Jimbo” Walters is a REAL guy! He’s a 40 year old country boy who lives in the “backwoods” of Indiana. He has no job or college education. And the last time the guy punched a clock was when…
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Average Incomes In Nashville and Suburbs Post Huge Gains
Residents of the Nashville metro are seeing rising incomes, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The rise in the region’s median household income comes as the nation and most large metro areas are seeing similar…
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9 Tips for Saving Money the Grocery Stores Don’t Want You to Know
Grocers often spend countless time and resources researching to know how you shop and then may use this data to get you to buy more. I’ve figured out some of these tactics — you may want to read them before…
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Bank Security Experts: Stop Using Checks
Parameter Security based in St. Louis says if you’re still using paper checks to pay your bills, it gives criminals an easy opportunity to steal your money. Financial experts say all a criminal needs to pull information from your bank…
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America In Crisis: 2/3 of Homes Don’t Have $1k in Savings
Two-thirds of Americans would have difficulty coming up with the money to cover a $1,000 emergency, according to an exclusive poll released Thursday, a signal that despite years of recovery from the Great Recession, Americans’ financial conditions remain precarious as…
Read MoreCarpetbaggers Complain About Cost of Living Here
The price to “live comfortably” in Music City exceeds the median income by about $15,000, according to a website and local experts. Ali Brown works four jobs and more than 45 hours a week. She moved to Nashville for music…
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Americans Pay More in Taxes than Food, Housing, Clothing Combined
A tax advocacy group on Wednesday revealed that Americans spend more on taxes than their whole budget for food, clothing and housing. The Tax Foundation, in its annual report on when the nation as a whole has earned enough to…
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Beware the Car Dealer Online ‘Bait and Switch’
I wrote on the subject of Internet “bait & switch” almost 3 years ago, but the problem is actually getting worse as dealers try their best to undercut each other’s prices. Perhaps most concerning is people believing the prices they…
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