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Brian Martucci writes about credit cards, banking, insurance, travel, and more. When he's not investigating time- and money-saving strategies for Money Crashers readers, you can find him exploring his favorite trails or sampling a new cuisine.
Death is uncomfortable to think about. Most of us prefer not to contemplate what will happen when we die, let alone how our loved ones will respond. It often takes a disaster or tragedy that’s impossible to ignore, such as…
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Ask fellow freelancers and self-employed colleagues in your life how they track business expenses, and you’re likely to hear answers like, “A spreadsheet I never remember to update,” or “A pile of overflowing manila folders,” or “A rat’s nest of…
Etsy has long been the sales platform of choice for independent artisans and craftspeople. However, while selling on Etsy remains lucrative for many of its roughly 2 million merchants, the platform certainly has its drawbacks. For example, in 2019, The Verge reported on…
According to a CareerBuilder poll conducted in 2017, about one-third of all American workers have at least one side gig. This doesn’t surprise me, because I was one of them for several years. I worked 50 to 60 hours per…
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Selling original photos to microstock agencies like Shutterstock and iStock is one of the many side gigs you can start while working a full-time job. The more relevant question for aspiring stock photographers is: Does it pay enough to justify…
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