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Many people live busy lives. Between working full time, going to gym and taking care of children, they don’t have time for cleaning, laundry and other household chores. While many hire private house cleaners, many look for help on sites such as TaskRabbit and Handy. These sites allow users to book experienced professionals to help them with mundane … Read more
Online Shopping has been giving so much convenience to the world for years. Imagine not having to spend time in traffic to be in the mall just to go shopping and being in the comfort of your own home while everything is just a click away. But have you ever encountered an online retailer that … Read more
Eating fast food has become a major epidemic in our country. Millions of Americans eat out every day, enjoying burgers, chicken sandwiches, burritos, Chinese food, fries, milkshakes and other goodies from their favorite fast food restaurants. Why do so many people eat out? Because it’s convenient. Many of us work 40-hour weeks. We have children to take … Read more
The Rise of Robo-Advisors Robo-Advisors are digital platforms that provide financial planning services with little to no human supervision and interference; in other words, they are called AIs (artificial intelligence) that acts as online financial advisors. What they do is they collect information such as the financial situation and the future goals of their clients, … Read more
The time-consuming processes of traditional banks have surprisingly paved the way for an industry that has tremendously developed in less than a decade. The industry of peer-to-peer lending has since become a viable alternative to some standard bank loans and is rising as a competitor to the traditional banking system. The peer-to-peer lending marketplace is … Read more
When you need work completed around the house, be it remodeling or cleaning, you can now rely on task directory sites. They give you access to thousands of professionals, who all offer different skills and rates that you can select from. TaskRabbit is a leader in this industry, but it’s not the only online task … Read more
Finding quality help these days can be hard. You’re often required to scan through pages and pages of local directories, while spending time analyzing who would be a good fit. Then when the professional doesn’t live up to your expectations, all of this hard work goes out the window. You don’t have to worry about this as … Read more
There are various kinds of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). However, they all have one thing in common as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decreed that they must be held by a custodian. What does that mean, you ask? An IRA custodian is basically a financial institution that holds the investments of your account for safekeeping … Read more
The transportation industry has changed so much in the past few years. Instead of conventional taxis, now users are starting to use freelance transportation services. The benefits of working for one of these companies are seemingly limitless, from creating your own work schedule to meeting new clients on a daily basis. But what happens if … Read more
Technology has made us see and experience numerous great advancements in terms of financial tools. There are currently more tools than ever before that make it easier for us to invest using smaller amounts of money. Two of today’s favorite, easy, low-maintenance, and high-quality investment apps are Stash and Acorns. The said apps work a … Read more