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Building Bitcoin use in Florida and beyond
The U.S. Senate has deemed it legitimate. Detractors dismiss it as unstable and a vehicle for criminal trade. China has banned new deposits on its largest exchange. Bitcoin, the international digital payment system and currency and one of the hottest technology and finance topics this past year, could become a widespread vehicle for trade, believe the leaders of a Miami group. [Source: Miami Herald]
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The secret math behind early retirement
Early retirement often seems impossible. It's difficult enough these days to retire at age 65, so the thought of retiring early is a pipe dream for most people. Yet somehow this dream has become a reality for some diligent savers. In extreme cases, a few people have retired at an age when most of us are just getting started. [Source: US News and World Report]
More students are taking college classes in their high schools
College classes on high school campuses are becoming more prevalent because a change in state law now requires school districts to pay tuition and fees for students who take dual enrollment at the college campus. [Source: Florida Times-Union]
AAA predicts a record number of holiday travelers
The last holiday travel season of 2013 began on Saturday and AAA predicts it will be a record-breaker. AAA believes a record 94.5 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during this holiday season, which ends Jan. 1. [Source: Ocala Star-Banner]
Foreclosure rate falls again across Florida
Florida’s foreclosure rate fell to 6.98 percent in October from 10.65 percent a year earlier. The national average was 2.15 percent, down from 3.06 percent in October 2012. More from the Miami Herald and the South Florida Business Journal.
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Florida university won't appeal court ruling on guns
A Florida university is going along with an appeals court ruling that says universities can't regulate guns on campus. University of North Florida President John Delaney told students and faculty that the university would not appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.
› Entrepreneurs' Organization: Not your typical business network
Running your own company can be a lonely pursuit. It takes long hours, constant attention and often requires decisions that would benefit from the input of fellow business owners. Enter the Entrepreneurs' Organization, a peer-to-peer support group whose South Florida chapter now ranks as the fourth largest of more than 130 chapters worldwide.
› Florida Real Estate Developer Trims Fat, Estimates Rise
The St. Joe Company (JOE) is a real estate developer with more than 500,000 acres of land, concentrated primarily in Northwest Florida between Tallahassee and Destin.
› Two Miami sisters create Spanish-language kids books
Like so many U.S.-born Hispanics of her generation, Marianne Arellano Pazos struggled to teach her daughters the language she learned as a child. Her efforts went beyond the usual, too.
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