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Bitcoin Is Longer for Payments; It's a Gold Alternative

Small Business Labs

When Bitcoin was released in 2009, it was meant to be a digital currency and an alternative to traditional money. This is because the price of Bitcoins are way too volatile and way too expensive to function as a currency.  And for several years it more or less functioned in that role. But no longer.

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Hearing the Message

Office Dynamics

What example am I setting for our teenage daughter about pursuing dreams at a fairly expensive price? Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach (2009). Grand Central Publishing; Reissue edition (September 9, 2009). The message wasn’t just about self-care. To me the message was, Pay Attention!

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

Success

And according to a 2008-2009 survey of 450,000 Americans led by Kahneman, personal well-being did increase as income increased—but only to a point. This article was published in May 2012 has been updated. A famous 1978 study found that lottery winners were no happier than control-group participants. Rubin asks. Monkey bars, anyone?

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An Open Letter To Our Prime Minister, David Cameron

The Small Business Blog

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. This will mean that the Treasury will not see a penny their additional tax from this band until 31 January 2012. This puts bigger businesses at an unfair advantage over their small business counterparts. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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