You know the annoying plastic clamshell packaging that comes with so many of today’s consumer goods? The packaging that typically requires some combination of a razor, scissors, teeth, fingernails, an MIT degree, and way too much sweat, shouting, and cursing to open? The packaging that has drawn blood in my house on more than one …
Obama’s $200 Billion Tax Cut Problem: What Will Companies Buy?
Cell phone tower builders could get a stimulus benefit
If you think a plan called, “Cash for Cell Phone Towers,” or “Cash for Internal Combustion Engines,” sounds kind of clunky, that may be the problem.
On Wednesday, President Obama in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, officially announces a bonanza of a business tax cut that could …
Would You Rather Be Younger, Thinner, Richer, or Smarter?
Guess which answer was picked by nearly half of people in a recent survey. Also: four other pressing questions every smart consumer should ponder.
It’s a Deal: Flights to the Caribbean for $39, to Bermuda for $99
During a post-Labor Day sale from JetBlue Airways, discounted flights include one-way fares starting at $39 between Fort Lauderdale and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, $49 (Boston to Charlotte, Long Beach to Las Vegas), $69 (New York-JFK to Jacksonville), $79 (Long Beach to Portland, OR, New York-JFK to Orlando or West Palm Beach), …
Cheapskate Wisdom About … Dating, or Blowing Your Money on Strangers You’ll Never Talk to Again
“If a man goes out on two dates a week, and 50% of the women don’t want to see him again, he’s spending a lot of money on strangers.”
What We Know About Employment (and Unemployment) Right Now
In honor of Labor Day, here are a bunch of observations, stats, and survey revelations about the state of work (or lack thereof) in the U.S. and around the globe.
It’s a Deal: More Than 50% Off Camping Gear at REI
During the REI-OUTLET Half Off Sale (thanks dealnews), tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, and other camping gear are on sale for 50% to 70% off.
Tastes Great, Less Money: How to Knock an Easy 30% Off Your Grocery Bill
During a series of blind taste tests pitting store-brand foods versus name-brand products—say, Publix orange juice vs. Tropicana—there were rarely clear winners. In other words: The presence of a national brand label is by no means a guarantee that the product will taste better. So if you automatically, unconsciously default to …
Watching the Japan follies
If I had hair, I’d be pulling it out. That’s because I’ve been watching the latest, frustrating round of political hari-kari taking place in Tokyo. With Japan’s economic recovery stalling and national debt mounting, the last thing the country needs is a fruitless political squabble, but that’s exactly what the Japanese public …
Europe’s debt crisis: Here we go again?
About six weeks ago, there was some seriously gleeful backslapping going on in Europe. A perception took hold that Europe’s leaders, employing promises of bail-outs, budget austerity programs and Eurozone reform, had managed to stem the debt crisis that ravaged through the continent in the first half of 2010. Bond markets stabilized …
Labor Day Lament: How Come Everybody Works 12-Hour Days Now?
Something tells me that even though (on the East Coast anyway) it’s late in the work day on a Friday that kicks off a holiday weekend celebrating the working man and working woman, there are still plenty workers still at work as they read this. How’s that working for ya?
24 Zen Resources to Help You Work Less (and Do More), Indulge (in Healthy Ways), Save Money (Of Course), and Also De-Stress, Simplify, and Otherwise Zen Out
In honor the upcoming holiday weekend honoring work, here’s a roundup with a heaping share of tips celebrating the concept of working less and relaxing more.