Generally speaking, it’s unwise to kick customers — any customers — out of a shopping center. But what if kicking out …
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Booze & Caffeine: Latest Revelations About Your Drinking Habits
Do happier people binge drink more often? When comparing teens and adults, who drinks more soda? Recent surveys and studies reveal all—and the findings may be surprising.
Summer Jobs Market Bounces Back — But Most Teens Won’t Work Anyway
Hey teenagers, your chances of landing a summer job appear to have vastly improved. A new report shows that the number of teenagers hired in May 2012 was more than double the figure from May 2011, indicating that the jobs market …
Prom Arms Race: Typical Teen—Or Rather, Her Parents—Drops Over $1,000 on Prom Now
Last year, we lamented how costly proms were: According to a Visa survey, the average prom attendee wound up dropping $807 on photos, limos, hair and makeup styling, tickets, and of course, a dress or tuxedo. Fast-forward to this …
Why This Time Around, Drivers Aren’t Flipping Out About Rising Gas Prices
When gas prices soared in 2008, protests erupted around the world, and automakers in Detroit had to beg the federal government to bail them out lest they go out of business. Gas prices are soaring again in 2012, yet the auto …
Credit Cards for Kids? Don’t Be Childish
It’s absolutely true that kids should learn about the mechanics of credit: How to use it responsibly and why it can get very expensive very quickly if you don’t. But the idea that they need a card of their own to practice this is …
As the Economy Goes, So Goes Birth Rates: Fewer Babies Born Since Recession
It seems like more than just coincidence that the birth rate and the overall number of births in the U.S. have sharply declined since the beginning of the recession.
The State of the Economy, Investing, Housing, and Brazilian Bikini Waxes
Among other surprising factoids, 44% of Americans say they'll never put money in the stock market again.
The Banks’ Great Plastic Hope: Prepaid Debit Cards
Over the years, the primary way banks make money has shifted from collecting interest on loans to collecting fees from customers using their debit and credit cards and other bank products. As regulations make it more difficult to collect some fees—namely, debit card overdrafts—banks are growing more interested in prepaid debit cards.
Cheapskate Wisdom … That Ought to Make You Think Twice Before Getting a Tattoo
“It’s $50 to get a tattoo, and add a few zeros to get rid of it.”
Should the Minimum Wage Be Reduced for Teenagers?
Not long ago, about half of teenagers could expect to earn money and learn some valuable lessons about the real world through a summer job. This summer, however, three out of every four teens will be out of work. If the minimum wage drops back to the mid-2000s level of $5.15 only for kids ages 16 to 19, as many as 500,000 jobs could be …
