It’s a perfect storm for ice cream lovers: Because of factors including everything from droughts in Russia to rising prices of cattle feed, dairy products, and gas, the ice cream cone that used to run $3 or $4 is now likely to cost $5 or more this summer. And if your favorite flavor is pistachio, you have special reason to grumble.
Revamping your resume will only get you so far. Here are seven creative—and not necessarily recommended—strategies some struggling job hunters are using to try and find work. This post could also double as: 7 Indicators of a Bad Job Market.
Smack down one fee or money-making scheme and others are sure to pop up. And even if you’re really good at the game, there are always more moles than you can possibly whack.
Because of changes to health care, the credit card industry, personal savings habits, and other parts of the economy, observers say that in the near future the U.S. may not look like the U.S. as we now know it. Instead, it may look a lot like … somewhere else.
In Australia, credit card issuers simply tack on a percentage—over 5% in some cases—when a customer makes a purchase using plastic. Is this where we’re headed?
The recession and the green movement are forces that crisscross and team up in many ways. Goods that are disposable or used briefly before heading to landfills are not cool—because they’re both expensive and environmentally unfriendly. Hybrid cars are attractive because you save on gas in the course of decreasing your impact on Mother Nature. [...]
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