There's a few reasons Superbowl commercials will make you emotional. They're designed that way. The Superbowl is coming up, so get ready to get emotional, and not over the game but the commercials. Yes, Super Bowl advertisers are spending over $2.5 million each for 30 seconds of your time, and they're not interested in getting from [...]
There's a trick or two for beating marketing messages cast over our children and we have it here.... Companies spend $1.7 billion trying to sell our kids sugar and fat. It's no secret that breakfast cereal-makers, soda companies and fast food restaurants spend billions -- $1.79 billion a year, to be exact -- on convincing our kids [...]
We peeked into the paychecks of Civil Engineers around the country. We peeked into the paychecks of Civil Engineers from around the country. Here are their average annual salaries from specific cities and states:Dothan, Alabama: $76,960 Casper, Wyoming: $72, 890 Baton Rouge, Louisiana: $89,890 Baltimore, Maryland: $82,960 Wilmington, Delaware: $81,080 Miami, Florida: $89,910 West Palm Beach, [...]
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 [...]
We went over the fiscal cliff, here's where we landed. Well, we jumped over the cliff and the government provided us with a thin and temporary parachute. Here's where we landed.Your paychecks will be lower. Or at least the part you get to keep, anyway. The section where you see how much of your money goes to [...]
You know the corner of your paycheck that shows the amount of money taken by the government each pay cycle? Well, prepare to give more, starting now. Lawmakers threw the break we've been getting on payroll taxes right over the Fisall Cliff. We've calculated the new cost so many Americans - perhaps you find some familiar numbers below.... [...]
Television commercials can no longer be louder than the shows they interrupt. Sick of your kids turning off the tv only to ask for new toys? Well, that will still happen but now at least the FCC banned commercials -- the ones toy and cereal companies create to zap their marketing messages directly to your [...]
Sales in stores were slow and we didn't spend as much as anyone expected, but that might be a good thing. Christmas sales were low - we didn't spend as much in the stores as anyone had expected - and now it seems the news reports are blaming us for the bad economy. The nerve! They're screaming that [...]
Important holiday shopping fact: some things are cheaper in December -- and by "some" things we mean "expensive" things. Wait! Don't rush out and spend in response to holiday sales - that's for suckers. But if you've got the money to buy any of the following items, December might present the time take action. Prices for jewelry [...]
Fiscal Cliff Affects Moms to the Tune of $4000 Think worrying about the fiscal cliff sounds is for people who aren't constantly living on the edge? Well - these expenses could push us moms over. It seems you'll pay at least $2000 without blinking. But wait! Say you're married with two school-aged children and [...]