We’ve all heard about how quickly America’s craft beer market is growing. Two traditional beer alternatives—hard ciders and fruity malt alcoholic beverages like Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Rita—are expanding even more impressively, and unlike beer, which skews heavily male, these brews are enjoyed evenly by men and women.
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Travelers: It’s About Damn Time Airlines Toughened Up Baggage Policies
United is ratcheting up stricter carry-on baggage rule enforcement, and the result is that more passengers will be hit with fees. To which many travelers say: Wonderful!
After Two Frigid Months for Auto Sales, Dealerships Are Desperate for Buyers
Week after week of cold and misery has kept car buyers away from auto dealerships in 2014. The weather should also be indirectly helping them get better prices on new-car purchases this spring.
Beef: It’s What’s No Longer Affordable for Dinner
To paraphrase a Paula Cole song, where have all the cows gone?
What the World’s Richest 5 Could Buy
You know that private island you’ve always dreamed of? These guys own them.
The Out-of-Nowhere Hot-Selling Sports Jersey Phenomenon: A Recent Timeline
Everyone understands why the jerseys of all-time greats like Peyton Manning, LeBron James, and Derek Jeter top on the best-seller list. But in our age of the insta-hero, the masses can be driven to buy jerseys due to a player’s …
Finally, Some ‘Best’ Places You Can Actually Afford
What good is it to hear about the world’s best hotel when one night there costs more than you make in a week?
An Animated History Of The Minimum Wage
22 raises, by 12 presidents, but how much in your pocket?
Why Students in Oklahoma Have a Brighter Future
For the first time, the state’s graduating high school students must demonstrate a basic understanding in 14 areas of personal finance.
Hey, We Want More $$$ Too! More Theme Parks Jack Up Ticket Prices
Within days of Disney jacking up admissions prices to its theme parks, Universal Studios has done the same.
Houses on Streets With Names Like Crotch Crescent and Turkey Cock Lane Are Way Cheaper
According to a new study
Student Loans Are Ruining Your Life. Now They’re Ruining the Economy Too
American students are well over $1 trillion in debt, and it’s starting to hurt everyone, economists say