The Power of Sharing and the Allure of Low Cost Holidays

March 5, 2013

Guest Post – Closing Commentary is my own: These days, it pays to be involved in social media. Whether you’re a big business, a little company, or a humble employee; keeping connected is a must for making money – and sometimes, saving it. We’ve all absent-mindedly reposted pictures of cats on our Facebook pages, perhaps […]

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Americans Spend Less and Less on Groceries Each Year. So Why Are We Broke?

March 3, 2013

During my weekend BusinessWeek reading (the only periodical worth receiving in print still IMO), I came across this chart of household grocery spending over the past few decades which I found intriguing.  It shows that as a percent of annual post-tax income, Americans continue to spend increasingly less each year.  Less than ANY OTHER COUNTRY in fact. […]

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1/4 Americans Have More Credit Card Debt Than Savings – What Does That Really Mean?

February 27, 2013

There’s an article making the rounds this week that makes Americans look like crap.  Based on a recent survey, 24% of Americans have more credit card debt than assets held in emergency savings accounts.  On the face of it, that looks really bad.  1/4 is a highly representative number and we all know credit card […]

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Aa1 is the new Aaa

February 27, 2013

A couple of weeks ago the remains of Yorkist King Richard III were unearthed from a car park in Leicester, where they had lain since his death at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. His present-day admirers are calling for the remains to be reburied in York. Now, according to the Daily Mail, their […]

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3 Ways I’m Saving Money This Year

February 26, 2013

Since most of us don’t have much control over our income, we focus on saving money on day to day or larger one-time purchases to boost our bottom line.  My wife knocks me for being so enthusiastic about this stuff, but I guess it’s because it’s my butt on the line to earn and provide […]

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There’s much more to Qatar than just football!

February 26, 2013

Qatar has one of the highest GDP per capita rates of any country in the world. So it’s little wonder the conservative Arabian Peninsula state is a magnet for the tens of thousands of expats from the UK and elsewhere who live and work there. Wealth created through its vast proven reserves of oil and […]

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