150 years after the great fires: Everyone is responsible for fire safety
One day in October of 1871, flames consumed millions of acres of city and country as fires swept through Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Today, 150…
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.
Fire Prevention Week theme for 2021:’Smoke alarms: The sound of fire safety’
Do you know the sounds of fire safety? Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make specific sounds for different situations: * A continuous set of three loud…
New investors grow stimulus money in markets
After years of sitting on the sideline, younger investors have stowed stimulus money in the markets, investing in products and services they love and…
Protecting investments from inflation
Time marches on, and often, so does inflation. Since the turn of the millennium, the inflation rate in the United States has typically bounced between 1.5…
The impact of inflation
Suppose it is 1950. You have $5 in your pocket and you have to buy groceries. You’ve got plenty: Gallon of milk: 83 cents Dozen eggs: 60 cents Loaf of…
Book review: Create new markets in a blue ocean
Blue Ocean Strategy has emerged as one of the more popular business strategies in recent memory. Why? The strategy aims to not just improve your…
Companies bet on green packaging
Amid increasing environmental concerns, some companies are rethinking how they approach packaging, aiming to minimize their environmental footprint while…
Could expiring unemployment benefits bolster the job market?
Businesses begged for employees during the summer of 2021, but for some, there was more money to be made by staying home. Peter Ganong, an economist at…
Ask the expert
We are going to sell. Should we pay cash or finance at least part of the new house? Your decision depends on your financial and life circumstances. If you…
Some furniture does more than one thing
The kitchen table serves as both a work station and Lego table. But that’s not really multipurpose furniture. Multipurpose or multifunctional furniture…