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Cheap international payments with Esperanto

Posted December 6, 2007 - 02:20 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Euro sculpture in Frankfurt

For as long as there has been international trade, there has been a need to make international payments. To show up in person with gold or silver coins risked both your life and your wealth. Centuries ago--at least as far back as the early days of the silk road--this problem was solved with informal financial networks--networks that still serve the same functions today.

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Don’t Cash That Insurance Check; It May Not Be Yours

Posted October 14, 2007 - 03:33 by Linsey Knerl

Consumer Affairs

Did you get an unexpected payment from your insurance company? Health insurance overpayments and mispayments make up for billions of dollars in wasted funds every year. And while the majority of the payments go directly from the insurance company to the medical provider (the doctor, hospital, ambulance service, etc.), there is still a large percentage of this money being paid to patients.

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