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In a shaky economy, you might be tempted to moonlight as a scalper for extra cash. Brittany Menard, author of "The Ticket Broker Guide," offers advice on how to do it right. Here's what you need to know to conquer the ticket trade part time.

Do you have an income tax refund check coming your way? So far in 2011, the IRS has issued more than 45 million tax refunds and the average refund was $3,129. If you're anticipating a tax refund check this year, it may be tempting to splurge on an expensive high-tech gadget or go on a shopping...

Looking for a simple way to make some extra cash by selling your skills to the highest bidder? If so, then the recently launched Jobpic, an online auction site for services, may be just what you're looking for.Jobpic is essentially an eBay for your talent; letting you turn your skills into cash for...

It's all we've been hearing about: February will go down as the worst month for layoffs in as far back as most of us can remember, especially in the private sector. With companies scrambling to cut costs in the face of an economic tidal wave, unemployment has catapulted to a staggering 8.1% (from...

The Internal Revenue Service has about $266 million sitting around, waiting to be retrieved by you. The agency says that 279,000 economic stimulus checks never got to taxpayers ($163 million) and 104,000 tax refunds never made it there either ($103 million). The most common reason taxpayers don't...