Health insurance prices to jump
The cost of employer-sponsored health plans are expected increase more than 6 percent in 2024, the largest price increase for employer health plans in…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
The mouthwatering history of the Big Mac
The Big Mac is one of the most iconic sandwiches in the world and each year, McDonald’s sells more than half a billion of them. It’s got a tasty history…
For cable TV, the end may be near
Is the clock ticking on cable TV? A recent spat between Disney and Charter Communications, the second-largest U.S. cable provider, illustrates just how…
College coaching becomes a big money career
College football coaches have seen their income skyrocket over the years. In 1994-95, coaches in the Big Ten Conference earned an average base salary of…
The beautiful eggplant masquerades as meat or pasta
The eggplant has been known to humans for thousands of years. Until the 12th century, however, its main use was as a table decoration. At that time, it…
Ask the Expert: How does the closing process work on a mortgage?
Closing is that fine day on which the ownership of a house (the title) transfers from seller to buyer. Before that, a number of things have to happen: 1….
Home styles are changing and rooms are on the chopping block
Formal living rooms — those special places from which kids and pets were barred — have been on the decline for years and have largely gone the way of a…
The arguments for children
Everywhere you turn, people are making arguments against having children: too expensive, diapers, climate change, career, freedom, and who needs the…
Challenges faced by elder orphans
Imagine yourself at age 70, retired or about to retire. Likely, your parents are deceased. Your siblings may be, too. You might be in a happy marriage. Or…
Four enchanting places to hike in fall
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Michigan) In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Pictured Rocks refers to 15 miles of colorful sandstone cliffs northeast…