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August 2017

A free robot lawyer is fighting parking tickets and much more

by Ethan Wolff-Mann In 2015, British entrepreneur—and current Stanford junior Joshua Browder—launched DoNotPay, a site offering consumers free help fighting parking […]

Social Security is Complicated: 3 Little-Known Rules

By Steve Garfink, International Living, People often ask me how Social Security became so complicated. The answer is that it […]

How to Retire Early With More Social Security Benefits

By Steve Garfink, International Living, When I speak to groups on Social Security claiming strategies I like to make it […]

If a nuclear bomb explodes, these are the emergency supplies you should have prepared or grab on the run

A small nuclear bomb set off by a terrorist is one of 15 disaster scenarios the US government plans for. […]

Want to Become a Multimillionaire? Do These 14 Things Immediately

Don’t just wait around and wish for luck–become the kind of person equipped with the skills and abilities to do […]

Promises and pitfalls of online education

Eric Bettinger and Susanna Loeb EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Online courses have expanded rapidly and have the potential to extend further the educational opportunities […]

Rent Is Affordable to Low-Wage Workers in Exactly 12 U.S. Counties

For millions of Americans, housing costs are perversely mismatched to hourly wages. In 2017, the average U.S. worker would need […]

Former Hulu CTO launches ‘Home Shopping Network for millennials’

Despite the success of e-commerce giants like Amazon (AMZN), there are few if any online sites serving up shopping as […]

Startup’s Ties to Kushners Came With Benefits, Until It Got Complicated

Cadre, co-founded by President Trump’s son-in-law, is trying to move past White House disclosure controversy. In 2014, when Ryan Williams […]

Want to buy happiness? Splurge on these 5 things

By Quentin Fottrell, Market Watch, How to use your spare cash to lead a more meaningful and fun life MarketWatch […]