Home Insulation Scam
Companies can confuse us with numbers and make fake claims. Here's how to avoid getting tricked. Insulation scams are abound. The only thing colder than the weather is the perhaps the people in [...]
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 [...]
February Shopping Tips: Buy Dresses, Not Eyeglasses
Economists may not dress well but they sure know a bit about dress prices: for example they're lowest from now until the end of February. Because just as strawberries are priced more sweetly in summer, this is [...]
Annies’ Organic Pizza RECALLED
Return your Annie's Pizzas to the store - the company is recalling all seven RISING CRUST varieties because it could contain pieces of mesh screen from some broken machinery. The fragments got into the product [...]
Return of the Lost Money
Perhaps you left behind a security deposit from your college apartment rental or saw your investment disappear thanks to some shady moves by your broker. Did you suddenly realize your tax return never arrived? Sometimes money [...]
Advertising Jobs: Have a Look at the Pay
In honor of our media issue, we peeked into the paychecks of people who work in advertising jobs - making money buy selling us stuff. Here are some average salaries for what clearly are great jobs. Don't [...]
3 Reasons Why Superbowl Commercials Are So Darn Effective
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 [...]
Marketing to Kids: How to Protect Your Kids from Junk Food Advertising & Commercials
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 [...]
Salaries for Civil Engineers
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, [...]
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 [...]