National Recovery Month – Battling Addiction
Everyone has heard about the opiod epidemic, but the numbers are still shocking: a person dies from a heroin or opioid overdose every 19 minutes. About 21…
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.
New food nutrition labels now list ‘added sugars’
The useful nutrition labels on foods now contain a new element: Added Sugars. The listing now allows consumers to tell how much sugar is naturally…
Iron-skillet seared chops and peaches
Here’s a meal that brings out the flavor of the delightful peach, even if, as a yankee, you get store peaches that are routinely hard. This idea from…
A few easy steps can prepare for disaster
September is National Preparedness Month A few easy steps can prepare for disaster No part of the country is immune to natural or man-made disasters….
Confined space tragedy: What can happen when safety rules are ignored
Confined space tragedy: Failure to use safety procedures Jan. 16, 2017 was an ordinary day for Florida workers doing service work in a manhole. But the…
Ways to deal with huge medical bills
When it comes to personal expenses, medical bills are often something that people are not prepared to deal with, and during the emergency, costs are the…
What makes divorce so expensive?
Many parents and children alike are dramatically affected by a divorce in the family. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, about…
Debt collection joins the modern age
As an industry, debt collection has been around for as long as people have been unable to pay back the money they’ve borrowed or spent. According to…
How much can credit scores rise?
Considering that it is so incredibly important for a person’s financial well-being, there is a surprising amount of mystery surrounding the FICO method of…
The Idea man, innovator who persevered, survived failure
Wham-O, the business Arthur Melin and friend Richard Knerr started in 1948, was based on a slingshot that could shoot food up to a hunter’s falcons. Not…