What do a toy company, a supermarket, a low-cost furniture chain, and a movie studio have in common? They’re all trying to extend their brands—perhaps in embarrassingly awkward fashion—into the hotel business.
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Salad Restaurant Chains Sprouting Up Even in the ‘Fat Belt’
Once, there were plenty of skeptics who thought that salad couldn’t be the main draw at American restaurants. After all, salad is generally listed as a mere appetizer on menus, and it’s an appetizer that many diners order because …
What Comes First–Wealth or Health?
Workers increasingly see themselves as more physically fit than fiscally fit, suggesting that good health is their strategy for saving money in retirement. But until they get control of their finances, their health is at risk no matter how many laps they may swim.
Tour de Fitness: Indoor Cycling Boutique SoulCycle Is Recruiting New Riders
With plans to double its footprint this year, indoor cycling boutique SoulCycle is recruiting new riders to its stationary peloton.
6 Steps for Building a Financial Plan for Aging Parents
In this week’s TIME Magazine cover story, columnist Joe Klein tells his story of caring for, and eventually losing, his elderly parents. The article is powerful in part because it deals with an issue that — if we’re lucky — most of us will face.
Why We’re Eating Fewer Happy Meals
Kids are less likely to order kids meals now. For the past five years, there has been an annual decline in the number of fast-food child meals that come with toys. In 2011, Happy Meal and other child meal sales were down 6%, from …
The Meatless (and Less Meat) Revolution
This year, the average American will eat 165.5 lbs. of beef and poultry. That may sound like a lot, but it’s actually a 12% decline compared to 2007, when an annual intake of 189 lbs. of meat per person was standard. This week, …
6 Ways to Save Money and Stay Healthy This Winter
Sometimes staying healthy in the wintertime, when everybody in the office or around the dinner table is blowing their red nose into a tissue, can feel almost impossible. In fact, it can feel a lot like trying to save money when …
We’ve Been Wasting a Ton of Money on Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Could vitamins do more harm than good? Experts advise that if you eat well, vitamins are unnecessary, and therefore a waste of money. Now, a new study holds that death rates are higher for older women who take a daily vitamin …
127 Money Tips: Snag the Best Deals on Diapers, Cars, Pet Supplies, Healthy Foods, Insurance, and More
Also, wanna start making more money? Consider making a bet with a friend, in which the person who earns the most next month will get a free dinner—courtesy of the loser.
10 Less-Than-Miraculous Miracle Products
It’d be nice if you could stop getting old, if plopping your kid in front of the TV would teach her new words, and if there were heaters and air-cooling units that really were free—and that really worked as advertised. Then again, it’d be a miracle if advertisers actually told the whole, unvarnished truth.
More Proof Consumers Just Love the Quick-Fix Gimmick
Trendy “toning” sneakers justify their high asking prices ($100 to $200 and up) by saying that their unique rounded soles help wearers to get better workouts, burn more calories, and better tone their butts, legs, and calves compared to normal sneakers. You can understand why consumers love the idea that simply putting on a pair of shoes …
