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Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Exposing the unscrupulous practices of the mortgage broker: 2 of 54
My story was repeated thousands of times from 2003 to 2005.I felt a twinge of conscience, as I turned to the last page of Mrs. Evergreen's refinance paperwork. Her fingers trembled with age as she pressed the pen down a bit too hard and scrawled out her name below the yellow sticky note, the black lines from the ballpoint pen... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How extracurricular clubs make your teen a better job candidate: 1 of 16
Sandra was exhausted. She had just won the female judo championship for the tri-county area in Western Iowa. It had taken much sacrifice and effort, many bruises and missed nights of fun with her friends and boyfriend, but she thought of none of the suffering as she held her golden trophy high in the air for everyone in the G... More..
Business > Human Resources The basics and benefits of mentoring: 1 of 15
Kenneth looked at his watch. He was just going to make the ten o'clock meeting with his mentor, Jim. These meetings were really valuable, and Kenneth was glad that he had signed up for the company mentoring program a year earlier. To have a mentor may be fashionable, but it is a very useful fashion. From ancient times those w... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Smart financial moves for teens: 2 of 22
Impulsiveness is to a teenager as jumping is to a frog. This is the typical stereotype! What is not stereotypical of teens is that they have a big advantage over adults in one specific area. To put it bluntly, teens: you have lots of time.In the world of finance, time is the catalyst for a special and sometimes dangerous forc... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How music training helps your teen land a job: 1 of 10
His fingers were a blur over the keyboard of the expensive Bosendorfer grand piano. Matthew Rodriguez performed a classical Russian piece brilliantly as the final performer of the spring high school recital. The crowd enthusiastically clapped with admiration as he finished, and rose to their feet to acknowledge the five talen... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Religion: Why God chose Mary to be the mother of Christ: 2 of 16
In the Western world inequality is a word that is not cherished. Yet femininity in its essence is an acknowledgment and expression of complete inequality, utter vulnerability, and perfect purity. The Virgin Mary, in a word, was spotlessly feminine.God looked down on all His creation, humanity since fallen through the sin of A... More..
Business > Human Resources How to write performance appraisals: 1 of 8
Sandra signed her name on the performance appraisal for her employee John. He was an excellent worker and his evaluation was done for another six months. When she was first promoted to this manager position, she had dreaded the twice yearly appraisals that she was required to write. However, since then she had learned several... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Confession: Does it give permission to commit more sin?: 5 of 36
Beating his chest with his head bowed and while standing at the street corner, the publican cried out to God to have mercy on him. The publican was neither eloquent nor did he have a great understanding of theology. He simply had a broken and contrite spirit.Much closer to the temple, the pharisee stood proudly with his chin ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How an after-school job helps your teen learn money management: 4 of 28
Kristen clicked on the login button after typing her user name and password. For the last several months, she had saved a majority of the money that she made working part time at the local library. She needed a more reliable car, especially because winters were so harsh here in Wisconsin.Thanks to a high speed Internet connec... More..
Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts The best strategies for making money at Helium: 5 of 32
Everyone wants to be strategic, or "pull the levers" as a colleague of this writer once said. When at Helium, in addition to writing articles, there are levers you can pull to make more money. Below are three strategies to help you maximize your earning potential when writing at Helium.1) Be the ExpertWhen one is young and in... More..