The line between articles written by journalists and articles that are really ads paid for by a specific corporation may be blurry but we do not care, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Georgia, San Diego State University and Syracuse University. Turns out, we are totally fine with these articles that [...]
Ever wonder why you don't have a fancy summer camp fund for your kids? Blame it on your recent last-minute decision at the checkout counter to buy a bag of organically dried, chocolate-coated mango leaves. Impulse purchases, according to a study by slickdeals.net, of items such as food, clothing, and stuff for our homes, are costing [...]
If thoughts of your aging are making you anxious, researchers have found a cure. Not for the falling faces and sagging knees (you'll need a doctor for that) but new household economics study from Hiroshima University has found that financially literate people are less worried about growing old, mostly because they're better at accumulating wealth. Let's face [...]
Most of parents would be happy to encourage our teens' interests entrepreneurship, but according to a new study conducted for Junior Achievement and EY, our teens are not particularly interested. over 88 percent of parents are on board to raise kids who start businesses, but only 30 percent of these kids say they'd be willing to [...]
Perhaps your husband doesn't think you spend too much money, but rather he spends a lot of time complaining about your purchases, well, it might be more than your trips to the mall that are at stake. New research from Brigham Young University and Kansas State University have found that marital problems and conflict are mostly [...]
Pictured here: people who don't really think they're great. No one thinks they're so great because they're so rich - in fact, it's actually just the opposite if you believe new research from University of Buffalo. In this study, professors prove that basing our self-esteem on our bank accounts actually makes us pretty darn [...]
What would you do with a billion dollars? Well, NJ Online Casinos - perhaps in a bid to lure us to the blackjack tables - conducted a survey asking us what we would do if we suddenly came into that type of cash. It's no surprise - particularly if you've ever attended a cocktail party or [...]
Well, in a move that turns the tables on annoying robocalls: we can refuse them with a technology similar to the one that launches them. The Federal Trade Commission (a U.S. government in place to protect consumers) directs us to this site offering downloads that can stop unwanted and automated calls. It also gives you links to [...]
Alright people: stop shopping for designer items and start paying a housekeeper. Harvard scientists, who have finally turned their attention to the useful and salient matter of freeing up my mornings, have found that if we pay someone to do our annoying chores (basically, if we buy ourselves extra time) we will be more satisfied with [...]
New bouncer seat safety standards can't save your baby, only you can. Babies are cracking their skulls and suffocating death in infant bouncer seats. Why? Because we, their parents, are not following the instructions on the box. The government just created a new rule for manufacturers: place a label with very clear instructions to [...]