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If you are one of Facebook's estimated 300 million users, chances are that you are already familiar with many of the site's free features. Recently, however, the company announced the development of an internal payment system that will make it easy to pay for games, buy virtual goods, and perhaps...

It's hard to believe an Oscar winner who pulled in $38 million in 2008 would need to part with one of his homes because of the economy, but that's exactly why Nicolas Cage is selling his 28-room castle. Citing a "difficult economic situation" as Cage told the German celebrity weekly Bunte (via...

The Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. have announced that because of the economy, fewer cookies will be packaged into boxes of Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, and Tagalongs. And it gets worse. The Lemon Chalet Creme cookies are getting smaller, too. Perhaps sensing the rumblings of a national riot, a...

When it comes to raising some quick cash, some ingenious people are really willing to go the extra mile. Such is the case of two New Jersey funeral directors who have lost their mortician licenses and face some serious fines and prison time based upon their participation in a body-parts-for-sale...

This wasn't your mother's Tupperware party. A few weeks ago I got invited to a party at a local mom's house. It was a "Jeans/sell your old gold" party. A woman with a truckload of out-of-season high-end denim jeans was coming to sell us $200 pairs of 7 For All Mankind and True Religion jeans for...

In the grand scheme of things, I have to admit that "Bruce" isn't a bad name. Although there were some unfortunate "Bruce the Moose" and "Goosey Brucie" moments in the schoolyard when I was a little kid, I feel like I got off relatively unscathed. Besides, even in my worst moments, I could take...

I read an interesting article recently over at TheStreet.com which outlined five business ventures which can be undertaken with little or no cash investment. These are proven ideas which may work for just about anyone. I'd like to give you a brief synopsis of that article by Jeffrey Strain and I'd...