New year, new finances
Were you better off last year than this year? If the answer is No, or you don’t know the answer, you’ve got some work to do. A study by Princeton Research…
Category: General Interest
Pets that can outlive you
It’s not something we usually think of when getting a pet, but it’s a good question: What will happen to our pets if we die? Dog and cat owners can…
Prepaid cards can teach kids money rules
Cash is no longer king. For decades, Americans have gradually shifted towards cards, and the Fed now reports that less than 20 percent of transactions are…
Working on offshore oil rigs: A job worth drowning for?
Looking for great pay? Like physical work? Enjoy plenty of time off? A career as an offshore oil rig worker might be the perfect fit. But to get the job,…
Campy films and funny makeup add up to hit show
Rick Koz says it took him 40 years to become an overnight sensation with the show Svengoolie, a long-running Chicago-based gag fest featuring old-time…
This is one of three short stories on how the QR is being used in society
Cashless tips on tap Quick, tip the bellman! He’s right here, but you don’t have cash — because you never carry cash. Wyndham hotels wants to solve that…
A gray seal’s excellent vacation
Shoe Pond in Beverly, Massachusetts, became a local attraction after a gray seal made his home there. The cagey seal, dubbed Shoebert, seems to have left…
This is one of three short stories on how the QR code is being used in society.
High-tech begging Among those whose earnings have been hit by a cashless society: panhandlers. In India, panhandlers don’t settle for pennies in a hat….
This is one of three short stories on how the QR code is being used in society.
Digital tipping a boon for buskers The cashless society has been hitting street artists and musicians (buskers) hard these days, but the QR code has come…
Could Jupiter lose its spot?
Talk about bad weather. The forecast for Jupiter is a massive storm. That’s the same storm that has been hammering the planet for at least 350 years, as…