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Tabatha Pankop spends long days on her feet. She waits tables, sometimes working double shifts for 15 hours at a time. Like most hardworking Americans, she has dreams of financial stability and homeownership. There was just one problem. Some old, and apparently unpaid, bills had hurt her credit. They included an old cell phone bill and an old power bill, among others. Pankop dreamed of buying her own townhouse, but that looked out of reach....

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In the paradoxical world of freelance writing, your first few stories are essential. After all, they dont know you yet. Clips are all they have to go on. Pictured here are books that Rick Wilber has written or edited. Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder Well, that and the pitch itself. It all comes together with the pitch, said freelance writer Susan Shain. She shared her insider tips with us. A lot of it is luck, Shain said....

Bekky Beukes had a plan for completing her mural in a week. Beukes works three 10-hour days each week designing marketing materials for a nearby community college. She lives just a few blocks from a rented garage that serves as her studio. Beukes paints her mural during the SHINE Festival in St. Petersburg, Fla., on October 6, 2018. Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder It has electricity, but no running water or bathroom....

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I thought I needed specific store-bought products until years of being broke forced me to find affordable DIY alternatives. I learned to forgo some items all together. Deodorant I didnt waste money on deodorant for years because I didnt need it. Dissolve table salt into a glass of water for a mouthwash replacement. Tina Russell/The Penny Hoarder Why buy something I didnt need? I did need it eventually and found an inexpensive natural alternative that blew my mind....

History shows us that advancements in technology and market shifts can lead to the phasing out of certain occupations. We took it one step further. First, he checked the latestemployment projectionsfor jobs showing a decline over the next decade. Mail carriers begin their shift at the United States Postal Service in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. Tina Russell/The Penny Hoarder Probably not as good as youd like. It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings....

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