Schools, Parks and Property Values – Unemployment Near You
When your friends and neighbors are out of work, the whole city suffers.
Kids’ Outdoor Furniture Contains Lead Paint, Recalled
Leisure Ways Ladybug themed furniture is being recalled because its paint contains dangerous levels of lead. Leisure Ways Brand ladybug-themed kids' outdoor furniture pieces contain dangerous levels of lead in the paint, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said today, warning us to immediately take these products away from children. The recalled items have large [...]
Tax Free Back-To-School Shopping
Take the taxes out of back to school shopping by hitting the stores on these dates.
Unemployment Rate by State and City
Do you know your area's unemployment rate? (Click here if you have no idea what we're talking about.) Unemployment rate Alabama................................. 6 Anniston-Oxford....................... 6.5 Auburn-Opelika........................ 4.9 Birmingham-Hoover..................... 5.2 Decatur............................... 5.8 Dothan................................ 5.8 Florence-Muscle Shoals................ 5.5 Gadsden............................... 6.1 Huntsville............................ 5.2 Mobile................................ 7 Montgomery............................ 6.1 Tuscaloosa............................ 5.6 Alaska.................................. 6.3 Anchorage............................. 5.4 Fairbanks............................. 5.5 Arizona................................. 7.8 Flagstaff............................. 7.7 [...]
Forecast: Lower Gas Prices for Summer Driving Season
Gas prices expected to fall for summer - but not much. Gas prices during summer are expected to fall slightly, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reports. By July, prices should average $3.63 a gallon, just a drop - pun intended - lower than the past two years. Still, though, they won't reach those lovely low prices of [...]
Money Games for Kids
Entertain your kids while teaching them about money - online options. Don't let the fear of boring your kids to death keep you from teaching them about money! Nope, because now there are ways to keep everyone awake and - get this - even energized! We scoured the web and brought back ten exciting money games geared toward [...]
Kids and Volunteering: Raising Happy Leaders
Kids and Community Service: Because people who volunteer are happier and more educated. Teens and kids - it turns out - are happy to volunteer in their communities. Check it out: over 16.9 million kids between ages 16 years old and 19 years old donated hours to a worthy cause in 2012, according to the Bureau of [...]
Your Ticket to Investment Club Stardom
This week's we have a potentially market moving report coming out on Friday. Those government reports sure can make markets move. Turn on any television this Friday at around 8:30 a.m. east coast time and you'll hear reporters excitedly revealing the results of a jobs report that had just been released. They'll be speaking [...]
Fiscal Cliff Deal and Deductions for Your Family
You gotta give it to President Obama - he kept his word and raised taxes for singles earning over $250,000 and families making more than $350,000. That's because don't pay income taxes on the salaries written in our employment contracts or on the exact dollars in profit our businesses reap. We're allowed to adjust that income - essentially make [...]