Category: Blog Articles
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Buy a House With Bitcoin
Lately, we’re seeing an influx of things available for purchase using Bitcoin, and now, even houses are available. In Southhampton, New York, for example, a seller has listed his property for $799,000—or, the equivalent value in Bitcoin. Owner Philipp Preuss says he’d also accept a combination of the two. Bitcoin, which was introduced in 2009…
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Touch Screen Coffee Table – Huh?
If you’re still carrying around a flip phone, even one of those used-to-be-hip ones, you’re probably getting a lot of flak. If you’ve upgraded to a Blackberry, you’re probably still being made fun of (unless you’re the parent of adult children who will begrudgingly explain the technology to you). The reality is, we live in…
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Writing – Do It By Train
For any writer, the ultimate goal is uninterrupted time in which to write. Time where no one is bothering you, costs are minimal, and scenery is inspiring. While it sounds too good to be true, Amtrak is enacting a program that offers all of those things. After a writer tweeted about it (behold the power…
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Master Sommelier to Choose LAN Airline Wine List
As though you need another reason to travel in style, LAN Airlines has announced that their wine list is to be hand selected by a sommelier. The list will be available to Premium Business Class flyers, so now you’ve got an even better reason to upgrade! Jason Hartman loves traveling in style, and we bet…
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Planning a Luxury Picnic
Now that it is officially springtime, we hope you’re thinking about getting out of the home and office. Perhaps (like Jason Hartman) you live somewhere warm enough that you’ve been enjoying breakfast on the patio for months now, or perhaps you’re just beginning to feel those rays of sunshine greening up the front lawn. No…
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Divorce and Dual Citizenship
We all have that friend who went on a cruise and came back claiming she’d met the love of her life. Sure, we thought, I’ve heard that one before. And two years later, she’s flying across the Canadian border to solidify her right to live in Canada. It happens—more and more in this digital age,…
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Opportunities to Build Wealth From Home
If you’ve ever thought about working from home, you’ve probably browsed the classifieds. There, you likely found a host of postings that seem closer to get rich quick schemes than actual employment. Sure, there are a lot of employment scams out there, but the team at Jason Hartman is here to tell you about four…
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A Look at Tax Havens
When you hear the phrase “tax haven,” you might think about a couple of different things. If you, like Jason Hartman, have done business internationally, you’ve probably at least heard the phrase. Perhaps it brings to mind a somewhat shady place where a wealthy person might stash some cash, perhaps it confuses you, and perhaps…
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News: American Express Sells Half Business Travel Division
In 2014, Americans are going to be spending more on business travel than ever before, industry experts predict. Business travel is expected to rise 6.6% and $289.8 billion, with the largest jump coming from international travel (despite mediocre jumps in past years). And American Express is responding by selling one half of its business travel…
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Turn Those IOUs Into Investment Cash
We’ve all received them—those pesky little notes promising that money will be paid to us in the future. While Jason Hartman suggests investing with your own money, you may have had someone approach you needing money for their investments, a fancy vacation, etc. As it turns out, all of those bits of paper can actually…