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October 2017

‘Co-borrowing’ to afford a home is gaining popularity. Who’s doing it and why?

Home buyers are increasingly taking on co-borrowers to help gain an edge, defray costs and shoulder the burden in a […]

China Consumes Mind-Boggling Amounts of Raw Materials [Chart]

By Jeff Desjardins, Over the last 20 years, the world economy has relied on the Chinese economic growth engine more […]

How This Family of 9 Can Afford to Travel the World Year-Round

With their fourth child on the way, Greg and Rachel Denning were living the American dream. They had a nice […]

For Struggling Consumers, a Cheaper Way to File for Bankruptcy

By Katy Stech Ferek A nonprofit startup is tackling what consumer advocates say is the biggest barrier that financially struggling […]

This dad used to be a forklift driver—now his blog brings in $17 million a year

At 36, he lives in Los Angeles and runs a digital media company that he expects to make $30 million […]

This dental startup will straighten your teeth for less than Invisalign

Healthy, well-aligned teeth shouldn’t just be for the wealthy. Candid, a direct-to-consumer teeth alignment company, aims to make straight teeth […]

Science proves Jack Bogle’s advice on stocks is right

A new study of our innate human biases reinforces the value of diversification when it comes to stock investing. Short version: We […]

NFL player lives on $60,000 a year thanks to what he learned from this book

An alarming fifteen percent of NFL players end up declaring bankruptcy. Wide receiver Ryan Broyles, who was drafted by the Detroit […]

They left the corporate world to sell ice cream from a food truck—their business is making millions

In 2009, Natasha Case and Freya Estreller, both in their mid-20s, wanted to take their nascent ice-cream sandwich side hustle, Coolhaus, to the Coachella […]

For Doomsday Preppers, the End of the World Is Good for Business

Prepper websites, selling items like food and water supplies, have experienced a bump in sales as tensions have grown this […]