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Obamacare: 25 Hours a Week Doesn’t Cut It

As part of the ironically named “Affordable Care Act” companies that employ over 50 workers were required to offer health insurance to all full time employees, or face a stiff fine.  Full time employees were defined as those working over 30 hours a week.  This was obviously a move to …

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How Renting Textbooks Can Save You Thousands

For the most part I prefer to buy things instead of renting, but when it comes to text books for college, renting may be very advantageous.  When I was in college I would try to buy my books used off of half.com, and from time to time I would get …

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Running Out of Water in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is in the middle of a water crisis, essentially they are running out of water.  Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, one of man’s greatest industrial achievements.  In the last 10 years Lake Mead has dropped 15 …

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Being Prepared For a Long Term Power Outage

While most of us spend a ton of time and resources planning and preparing for a future without having to work, I wonder how many people plan and prepare for shorter near term events, such as several days  without power.  Having an emergency fund of cash is great in a …