Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
We’ve heard plenty of stories of people waking up at the craziest of hours so they can get that first shot at Black Friday sales. And each year it seems that someone ups the ante on the lengths they’ll go to on what’s considered to be the biggest shopping day of the year. But perhaps […] More
Times are tough, as are the numbers on many of our bank accounts. Many of us get to a point where we’ve done all we can do in our career and we begin to look outward for additional ways of bringing in some extra income. While perhaps not as lucrative as holding down a job […] More
The average American family spends $1,149 per family member on holidays each year. And that’s just for the annual vacation; it doesn’t count quick getaways, weekends and other short holidays through the year.That’s a lot of cash in anybody’s terms, so it’s no wonder that some people get themselves into a real financial bind at […] More
Cyber Monday is one spectacularly successful retailing scheme that not only hit the mark when it was first launched, but so thoroughly clicked with consumers that it has become a permanent part of shopping language. It was first coined by Shop.org, one of the online sites of the National Retail Federation, as a term to […] More
It seems that nearly every single person in the entire world has some kind of vested interested in the new Star Wars movie. And rightfully so. Not only is the franchise one of the most successful movie franchises ever, but it’s also made people a lot of money. One might not think of “fashion” when […] More
Did you know that the latest research shows that the total tax burden faced by average wage earners in the United States is 31.5% of their pretax earnings? And frankly that’s not even the tip of the iceberg. Whether you are rich or poor in the United States in the present day, chances are at […] More
If you are dreading the long lines of Black Friday 2015, things are about to get worse. Not only are you going to have to push and claw your way into the store, the check out line is going to take a lot longer. As f it were even possible for Black Friday to get […] More
New York City really is the city that never sleeps. And that goes for fitness as well. Whether you’re in NYC for a trip, at home, or just meandering through Central Park, no matter what time of day it is, you’ll see people trying to work out. Night time isn’t just about Broadway and dinner. […] More
To understand what money market accounts are, one must first understand what the money market is. For the uninitiated – the money market, in broad terms, refers to the trading of short-term loans which occur between financial institutions such as banks. Short-term, in this sense, refers to loans who’s terms span over the course of […] More
When considering which of the hundreds of gas credit cards to choose from, there are many factors involved, and this is why making the decision can be challenging. From a practical position, there are basically two main categories to understand. These include generic and station-affiliated cards. Moving forward, there are many available in each category […] More
For some, the idea of walking around with a card with near-endless credit can be a little daunting. Some of us have a hard time controlling our spending and some of us just don’t like the idea of essentially walking around with thousands of dollars in our pocket that can be compromised at any time. […] More
It’s hard to believe but I’ve been working at home since 2007. We’re talking 8 years of waking up in my boxers and putting nothing else on for the remainder of the day. We’re talking doing whatever I want whenever I want. Wait, what? No. No, that’s not even remotely the case. It takes a […] More