Robert Bruce

Freelance Writer

20 years experience in content creation: articles, blogs, newsletters, website and magazine copy.

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The Penny Hoarder
07/14/2023
Just Like That - $39 Billion in Student Debt Canceled for 800K Borrowers

For more than 800,000 student loan borrowers, today is a day to celebrate. Though President Joe Biden's general student loan forgiveness plan was blocked by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration has canceled the remaining student loan debt - totalling $39 billion - for one set of borrowers.

The Penny Hoarder
06/15/2023
Wildfire Risk Has Insurers Bailing on California Homeowners - Here's What to Do

State Farm and Allstate have stopped accepting new applications for property and casualty insurance in California. Allstate quit months ago. State Farm recently announced its decision, which doesn't affect auto insurance. State Farm said the decision is "due to historic increases in construction costs outpacing inflation, rapidly growing catastrophe exposure and a challenging reinsurance market."...

The Penny Hoarder
04/24/2023
What's the Best Frozen Cheese Pizza? We Tried 15 and Ranked Them All

Let's be honest. Even though we spend billions on it, frozen pizza isn't known for high quality ingredients. The least of which is often a crust that tastes like wet cardboard. So can you find a frozen pizza that's actually good? For a good price? To find out, I recently set out on a frozen...

The Penny Hoarder
04/19/2023
Thinking of Buying a Home in 2023? Here's What You Need to Know

Is now a good time to buy a house? It's an evergreen question - always relevant - and it's a highly personal question. Only you can answer whether or not it makes sense for you to buy a home at any given time. That said, the realities of unpredictable interest rates and the ever-changing housing...

The Penny Hoarder
04/12/2023
You Can Get a Job With a Felony on Your Record. Here's How

Everyone deserves a second chance. But in the past, many job seekers with a felony record have found it difficult to reintegrate into the workforce. The dreaded check-the-box-question, "Have you been convicted of a crime in the past 10 years?" can be a huge obstacle. Change to this approach by employers has been slow, but...

The Penny Hoarder
08/08/2023
11 Startup Business Ideas That Won't Break the Bank

Sometimes we think of starting a business as some major, risky, life-changing expense that will require a huge loan or major funding from investors. But that's simply not the case. Sure, if you're opening up a downtown restaurant or a retail outlet, then you'll probably need big bucks to get off the ground.

Native
A Stranger Finds a Home in Nashville

"This is the food I've always made when I'm not working," says Bryan Lee Weaver, executive chef of the newly opened Redheaded Stranger on Arrington Street in East Nashville. Weaver, who moved to Nashville in 2015 to open the Butcher and Bee along with business partner Michael Shemtov, is an unassuming, soft-spoken chef whose passion for his food is apparent just a few minutes into a conversation.

Medium
12/08/2017
You're Not a Personal Brand - Robert Bruce - Medium

I'm not a personal brand. I'm a person. When a 4th grade classmate told me I was the smallest 9-year-old he'd ever seen, I felt the sting of embarrassment. When I transferred to a new school at the age of 12, with few friends in a frightening world of pre-pubescent tribalism, I felt the hurt of isolation.