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If you are a YouTube channel partner and have opted for showing up ADS, you are most probably confused about the difference between "Hosted Adsense For Content" and "YouTube" earnings shown on your Adsense reports.
YouTube says that they only publish revenue data at the end of month but the "Hosted Adsense For Content" shows data on daily basis. What is this data ll about then? [More]

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The primary method of creating a Facebook application is to create a page on your OWN
website and then point your FB app. to load that page. When somebody or you add this
application to your FB page, it automatically loads the web page that actually resides on
your own web site.
So, can you put up Google ADS on your FB App? Is it allowed by Google or Facebook? [More]

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This article aims at discussing 2 easy and simple ways of adding a good amount of money to your packet each month even if you don't get a raise. I have seen that most of us are not well aware of how we can use various the components of a CTC to our advantage and hence are paying higher tax. Higher tax obviously means lower take home pay.

So, the idea is to lower the tax as much as you can and increase the money at your disposal. [More]

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LTA is the short form for Leave Travel Allowance. It generally forms forms part of your CTC and can be used to claim tax rebates if you like to travel. Although it is good that salaried person is exempted from paying tax on the amount he spends on travel expenses of his family, he can only do so twice in a block of 4 years. [More]

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Are you the one who loves to visit museums, then this is a great opportunity presented by
smithsonian magazine to get into one of your favorite Museum across USA. They have also listed some of the museums in Hawaai and Alaska.
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We have thousands of credit cards affiliated with various companies and products which help you get special offers for those special products. For example, you may have an ICICI bank HP credit card which helps you get discounts on petrol, another HDFC card may have tie ups with airlines to give you discounts and reward points on all your travel purchases. [More]

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Thousands of companies have jumped into this arena in the last couple of years and have been cashing on the lure of sendign FREE SMS (text messages). Well, as somebody has rightly said "No
lunch is FREE in this world", the statement holds true here too. [More]

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If you already use a SmartPhone, then you probably know about the usability and the various costs attached to it. You can therefore make the decisions of upgrading to the latest and upcoming SmartPhones in a much better way. So, if it is about buying a new iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S II, you can very well compare the features that the new ones have as compared to your existing phone.

This article is particulary aimed at noting down the points which a normal phone user (simple and basic mobile phones) should think about before making a purchase. [More]

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Credit history checks for a job in brokerage institutions and financial institutions is a normal trend in USA. Do not expect a favorable response if you have been struggling with bad ratings lately.

It has been argued that this trend makes life difficult for an already burnt person. It throws him in a vicious circle.

He cannot pay back his credit and improve his ratings unless he gets a good job.
And he cannot get a good job unless he has good credit history. [More]

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If your credit card has been rejected due to varied reasons and you are desperately in need of one, you can certainly help the bank with some cash and change their mind towards your application!!

Nooooo...I am not talking about bribing the bank executives. It is a new option that banks have recently rolled out to meet your plastic money needs.

It is called 'Secured Credit Card' in financial terms :). Well, the concept is simple. You deposit some amount of cash as a fixed deposit with the bank and they will return a favor by issuing a credit card. [More]

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The simplest and to-the-point answer is Yes.
Supplemental credit card details are mentioned on your own credit history (CIBIL) report and are available for any bank or lender to view the details.

Read on the basics if you are not well versed with the supplementary credit card concept. [More]

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It is a common question that always hovers on a salaried professional's mind.
Given the fixed amount of salary, what all you can do to increase the net take home amount? Is it really possible at first place?

Well, there are multiple options available for you to increase your take home given the fixed CTC or gross income. [More]

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Mortgage or commonly known as home loan in India are a big burden on our shoulders. They normally consume half of your life span and take away most of your hard earned income!!

The way mortages/home loan EMI's work is that you are charged the maximum interest + minimum
principal in the early days of loan. The interest portion decreases over time along with increasing prinicpal. [More]

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If you are reading this article, then you are most probably a blogger or own a website and have certain questions in your mind on how to treat your income from Google ADS (Adsense) or any other AD network income with respect to income tax.

Don't worry, we have answers to your queries. The main point to keep in mind is that whatever is the mode of income, it is taxable if you are a resident Indian. [More]

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Given the access to internet and good writing skills, anybody can start making handsome money in no time. If you know the concept of a blog, you can write about your area of expertise.

For people who are not aware of the blog: A blog is nothing but a website where you can write articles/other content. It can either be a free platforms like blogger.com or your own website. [More]