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A new Census Bureau report indicates that not only have the crapadelic economic circumstances of the last few years driven many young people to move back in with their folks, but that men have returned much more willingly to the hearthy teat than their female peers. In fact, one in five men between the ages of 25 and 34 now live with their parents. Mama mia! America's turning into Italy! More »
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"I've come from where I've come from in life the hard way, like most people. I was never one to spend any money that I hadn't earned, and I never envied what anyone else had." More »
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Leanna Archer is perhaps the most ambitious little 13-year-old in the United States right now: She owns her own hair care company called Leanna, Inc. and she also works as a motivational speaker. Today she will also become the youngest person to ever ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Does this young entrepreneur have any motivational words for panicking investors? "Stay positive. Be optimistic." Easy for a 13-year-old to say! [Daily News] More »
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Well, it looks like those stimulus checks from the government are starting to trickle in, and everyone is going crazy about what to buy! Apparently the checks are working and May's retail sales were "better than expected" (it turns out when you give people money, they spend it!). However, the May deficit for the government hit record heights thanks to all those $300-$600 checks made out to John and Jane Taxpayer, but who's complaining? (Besides some economists, Democrats, and others who think promoting intense consumerism is the last thing American needs?) Everyone loves (sort of not really) free money! The real question is: How did you spend the cash? More »
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