Transfer balances with caution
Know all the details of the offer if you plan to use a splashy credit card balance transfer offer. Here are three points to look at: Deferred interest:…
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.
Match cards to leisure
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Workplace 2018: Consider the clear path
Tim Ferriss spoke to 100 of the world’s best thinkers and doers for his book, Tribe of Mentors, and some of their thoughts grabbed his attention and held…
Work Notes: Valentines Day and the office
With increased focus on interpersonal relationships in recent months, you might be asking what you can and can’t do on Valentine’s Day in an office…
Ask the Expert: No down payment?
We want to buy a house right now. We can easily afford a mortgage payment, but we don’t have a 20 percent down payment. What are our options? The short…
Pop the cork on the bubbly! It’s a great time to sell (and buy)
Everything is coming up champagne and roses for home sellers in 2018 as experts predict more home sales and rising home prices as Millennials appear to…
Airline fees taking flight
Air travel is very convenient for those who need to cover great distances in a hurry. Although airfares have trended downward in recent years, the number…
Cruises go for virtual reality
Cruise vacation fans will soon be in for high tech treats as companies go big for virtual reality. You might say cruises are already a kind of virtual…
Private island vacationing for the rest of us
Every family approaches vacations a little differently, but everyone is trying to escape the daily grind and find a place to relax, usually with lots of…
Quark fusion releases eight times the energy of nuclear fusion
The dream of a near-limitless source of clean energy through nuclear fusion has been the dream of many scientists for years, but practical application has…