Alex Summers articles

It's exciting to start your first online business, but even the smartest beginners can stumble into pitfalls that cost time and money.

Everyday treats seem harmless while you’re working, but once paychecks stop and savings take center-stage, those familiar habits play by different rules. A few low-key indulgences can shift the numbers more than people expect, quietly reshaping overall financial comfort.

You feel that rush of relief every time a cash advance hits your account—right before the sinking feeling that another one is coming. The fees pile up, the due dates creep closer. And that math also never bends in your favor. That cycle wears down your judgment, leaving you anxious and stuck in a loop that keeps tightening. Wondering how this ends? You’re already asking the right question. Stick around because the real endgame of cash-advance stacking isn’t mystery—it’s math, behavior patterns, and a path you can step out of before the trap locks in.

That gut feeling when reading a job description? It's probably accurate. Certain phrases pop up again and again in companies where nobody seems happy, and once you know them, they're impossible to miss.

When a parent sells property that was specifically left to you in another parent's will, it creates a painful situation that's both emotionally charged and legally complex. Many children find themselves blindsided when a surviving parent liquidates assets they believed were rightfully theirs, according to a deceased parent's wishes.

Sleep-interrupting texts would bother anyone. Add your boss's inappropriate nickname and suddenly you're wide awake, uncomfortable, and uncertain. Well, the HR's dismissal doesn't mean you're wrong—your instincts are speaking the truth.

How much peace would 3,000,000 dollars buy you right now? Most folks imagine a lifetime of ease, yet the money starts to look different the moment you zoom in. Surprising pressures twist that dream into something far less certain.

Jeff Turner was a skilled graphic designer and printer who produced fake US money sophisticated enough to fool members of the Secret Service.

An employee's refusal to take a better job offer may seem baffling at first, but her stems from the very real fear of losing federal benefits.