If you're engaged or about to be engaged or married, picking out your rings will be an important step. But you can end up in a bind if you and your partner come from cultures that wear the rings on different hands. While the United States tends to use the left hand for rings, other countries and religions, such as Russia and Poland, use the right hand. That means one partner could end up looking like he or she was not actually engaged or married.
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Decorating for the holidays can be quite expensive if you do not take the time to think outside of the box when it comes to your holiday decorating. There are many great things that can be found at a pawn shop that you can use to create custom decorations for your home this holiday season. The following guide provides you with a few ideas for decorations you can make with things found at a pawn shop.
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If you've been collecting coins for a while, you know about the 1943 steel penny, issued by the U.S. Mint during World War II when copper was needed for the war effort. They're not very valuable except to die-hard collectors. What you might not know is that certain pennies from 1943 and 1944 may be worth much more than the typical pennies from those years because of how the minting process works.
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Making a profitable business out of crafting is more work than just find an online venue to sell your stock. Growing a business takes years of work, countless hours networking, and knowledge on what the buyers really want. Here are a few tips to help you find some of that knowledge and grow your hobby into a money-making endeavor.
Know your audience before building your products.
Before you can settle into selling your goods, you'll need to figure out what types of people you want to be selling to.
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When you're out shopping for jewelry to update your outfits or to give as gifts, you may be overwhelmed by the endless variety of styles available at any given time. It's true that you should choose jewelry pieces you love and know you'll wear, but it's also good to be familiar with a few of the current trends.
Here are 3 jewelry attitudes that will open up your fashion and gift possibilities:
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