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Kira is a longtime blogger and serial entrepreneur who enjoys gardening, garage sales, and finding stray animals. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, where football is a distinct season, and by day runs a research study for people with multiple sclerosis. She hopes that the MoneyCrashers team can help you achieve your goals and live a great life.
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Mystery shopping has been around for a while and is a useful market research tool for businesses to assess certain things like customer service, product quality, and adherence to rules or guidelines. For those of you looking to become experts…
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