Personal Finance Tips for 2013
The Wall Street Journal has some "smart money" tips on how to save in 2013: Stop eating out: That $10 sandwich you ate for lunch today would have cost $2 if you made it at home. Unless you earn $96 an...
View ArticleNYE Brings Big First in Burma
The looming fiscal cliff is putting a bit of a damper on New Year's Eve celebrations in the US, but not so in Asia, where many of the first countries to welcome the new year are enjoying buoyant...
View ArticleSuperstitious? Here Comes Whole Year Ending in 13
Now that the Mayan apocalypse didn't happen, has anyone noticed another harbinger of bad news—an entire year ending in the number "13"? The Wall Street Journal finds little evidence of Americans...
View ArticleThousands of New Laws in Effect, Some of Them Odd
While everyone fretted about the fiscal cliff , thousands of new state laws quietly took effect at midnight. The Christian Science Monitor , the Washington Post , and Mediaite run down a few notable...
View ArticleBad News: 2013 Will Suck
If you woke up energized by the promise of a new year, Alex Pareene is ready to burst your bubble. While he's quite pleased that the days of 2012 are dead and gone, he has no hope for a stellar 2013,...
View ArticleHappy New Year: Minimum Wage Up in 10 States
The new year brings with it minimum wage increases—from as little as 10 cents to as much as 35 cents—in 10 states, helping almost one million workers, NPR reports. Nine of the hikes were part of...
View ArticleTwins Born in 2013 and 2014
While you people were warbling "Auld Lang Syne" and swilling bubbly, two East Coast women were busily birthing babies that were among the last of 2013—and the first of 2014, reports ABC . In...
View ArticlePersonal Finance Tips for 2013
The Wall Street Journal has some "smart money" tips on how to save in 2013: Stop eating out: That $10 sandwich you ate for lunch today would have cost $2 if you made it at home. Unless you earn $96 an...
View ArticleNYE Brings Big First in Burma
The looming fiscal cliff is putting a bit of a damper on New Year's Eve celebrations in the US, but not so in Asia, where many of the first countries to welcome the new year are enjoying buoyant...
View ArticleSuperstitious? Here Comes Whole Year Ending in 13
Now that the Mayan apocalypse didn't happen, has anyone noticed another harbinger of bad news—an entire year ending in the number "13"? The Wall Street Journal finds little evidence of Americans...
View ArticleThousands of New Laws in Effect, Some of Them Odd
While everyone fretted about the fiscal cliff , thousands of new state laws quietly took effect at midnight. The Christian Science Monitor , the Washington Post , and Mediaite run down a few notable...
View ArticleBad News: 2013 Will Suck
If you woke up energized by the promise of a new year, Alex Pareene is ready to burst your bubble. While he's quite pleased that the days of 2012 are dead and gone, he has no hope for a stellar 2013,...
View ArticleHappy New Year: Minimum Wage Up in 10 States
The new year brings with it minimum wage increases—from as little as 10 cents to as much as 35 cents—in 10 states, helping almost one million workers, NPR reports. Nine of the hikes were part of...
View ArticleTwins Born in 2013 and 2014
While you people were warbling "Auld Lang Syne" and swilling bubbly, two East Coast women were busily birthing babies that were among the last of 2013—and the first of 2014, reports ABC . In...
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