The amount I pay for homeowners insurance each month is too high in my opinion.  Dissatisfied with the status quo, I pulled out my laptop late one night and set my sights on google to find a better deal.

Google: Homeowners insurance

4,850,000 results? ugh. So I began to peruse websites, click links, read articles, check out blogs, and ultimately rephrase my google search

Google: The best homeowners insurance companies

1,540,000 results? Getting warmer. Now I know 3,310,000 of the companies from ...
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Black Friday 2010: Cut your prices, not your margins. Every dollar you can squeak out on the busiest retail day of the year counts. If you could earn an extra .25% on every sale that day, would you do it? What if it was .50% or even 1%?

Welcome to the New York City Merchant Service Official Black Friday Offer. We're cutting our margins to increase yours. Through December 31, 2010, we're offering even BETTER deals on credit card processing. These are not introductory or teaser rates. We want t...
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"I'm sticking it to the credit card companies!," an acquaintance mentioned to me in regards to the 1% Cash Back points they were getting for every purchase with their MasterCard. I almost found myself agreeing with her until I snapped back to reality. Cash Back and Sky Miles aren't necessarily paid for by the banks or the networks, but rather the retailers themselves. These cards "stick it" to the stores and businesses we love.

Visa and MasterCard Interchange charge a higher amount for these c...
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