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Aspiring Writers, Reporters and Editors: Here’s a Summer Internship for You

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===>Click To Continue Downloading<=== Anchiy/Getty Images A good internship can be hard to find. A remote internship that allows you to head back to your hometown for the summer and work from the comfort of your parents’ house? Nearly unheard of. One thing we should get out of the way: These opportunities are unpaid. (But that’s not all bad!) Of course, it’s up to you whether an unpaid internship is worth your time when you could be making money at a summer job — or if the  experience and learning opportunity  outweighs the chance to earn some extra cash for the fall semester. But as long as your unpaid internship isn’t an  abuse of the system , there’s no reason it can’t be an invaluable experience in so many ways. The bottom line is that a remote summer internship could be an ideal situation for many college students — so we’ve found an opportunity for writing, editorial and journalism students who are looking to receive meaningful instruction and a f

8 Things You Could Do During the 7th-Inning Stretch to Help Your Finances

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===>Click To Continue Downloading<=== Matt_Brown/Getty Images DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We’re letting you know because it’s what  Honest Abe  would do. After all, he is on our favorite coin. You can almost smell it in the air. Baseball season is here! Who doesn’t love fresh-cut grass, hot dogs, beer, peanuts and Cracker Jack? Speaking of Cracker Jack, I’m curious. Are you the type of baseball fan who loves to stand up and sing along during the seventh-inning stretch? Or are you the type who uses the break as a chance to hit the restroom or load up on snacks for the final innings? What if instead, you took that pause in the action to up your personal-finance game? How to Improve Your Finances During the 7th-Inning Stretch Here are a few ideas, each of which you could implement with time to spare before you sing “one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ballgame!” 1. Up Your Saving Game If you’re lik

Being an Adult Sucks. These 12 Money Tips Will Restore Your Inner Child

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===>Click To Continue Downloading<=== SolStock/Getty Images DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We’re letting you know because it’s what  Honest Abe  would do. After all, he is on our favorite coin. Being an adult usually rocks. You get to stay up late. You can eat and drink whatever you want, go where you want, see who you want, do what you want. You don’t need a permission slip or anything. But let’s face it, sometimes being an adult kind of sucks. Instead of spending your cash on fun stuff, like video games or concert tickets or some sweet new shoes, sometimes you’re forced to spend all your money on something… ugh… something  responsible and necessary . Important things break down and have to be replaced. One day, your air conditioner suddenly dies. The next day, you have car trouble. The mechanics at your local garage shake their heads ruefully and say, “Looks like your suspension is shot. We’re gonna have to r

This Woman Has Made More Than $300 Shopping With Ibotta. Here’s How

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==>Click To Continue Downloading<=== Colleen Rice, TPH email marketing specialist, has been using Ibotta since she moved to Florida and she's earned back more than $300. Tina Russell/The Penny Hoarder DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We’re letting you know because it’s what  Honest Abe  would do. After all, he is on our favorite coin. For Colleen Rice, the benefits of using a cash-back app were obvious. “It kept me from living on Ramen,” she says. The Penny Hoarder email marketing manager says she’s been using the cash-back app  Ibotta  since 2013 and has earned $307.60 back so far. When she and her then-boyfriend moved to Florida that year, Rice says, “We were so broke … It’s really helped me a lot.” Although she’s made it through that tough time, she still uses the app religiously. She loves that she’s earning cash back on something she’d be doing anyway (spending money). Our Ibotta Review The app isn’t ju