Did you know that every third bite of food that we eat depends on bees for pollination? And did you also know that bees are mysteriously disappearing in what’s being called Colony Collapse Disorder? Bees play a huge roll in the ecosystem and in creating an estimated 30% of the food we eat. Burt’s Bees [...]
You can keep an eye on your credit without having to pay anyone a dime. All you need to do is utilize the free credit reports already guaranteed to you by the United States government. The program was set up by law and gives you access to your credit reports through the internet or through [...]
According to a scientific survey of worldwide happiness completed by Leicester University in England, the happiest place on the planet is Denmark. The study says the five-and-a-half million residents of the small European country are the happiest in the world. So where does the US fall on this list of joy? Behind Canada. Behind Costa [...]
If you are driving around a van or an SUV, pangs of jealousy may rise up when you see a Prius or a Honda Civic Hybrid cruising by. But before you decide to post that gas guzzler on Craigslist and trade it in for a more fuel-efficient mode of transportation, check out this online worksheet [...]
A new poll just released by Gallup indicates that Americans are having a tough time finding room in their budgets to afford extra costs at the pump. The poll asked 822 people one question, “What are the most important ways that the high price of gasoline has affected you personally?” The answers they received varied [...]
April 2009 is a long ways away, but you can already begin to plan today. There are some ways to save on your taxes that you may not have thought about before. The government is already going to get a large chunk of your income and using these tips just may help you keep a [...]
Gas prices are high and the threat from the experts is that the prices are going to get much higher before the summer ends. If you want to save on your gas spending there are some things that you need to do and some things that really don’t make a difference despite what you may [...]
According to the US Department of Transportation, Americans drove 11 billion fewer miles in March of 2008 compared to March of 2007. That’s a 4.3% drop. While gas prices are extremely painful, there is a silver lining to consider. The US Department of Transportation says that because people are driving less, it’s estimated that greenhouse [...]
I don’t have kids, but I would like to some day. So I recently started poking around to find out how much I can expect to spend on a little one. Turns out, kids aren’t cheap. Between education costs and just general expenses they can require tens of thousands of dollars. Take college for instance. [...]
The US Treasury Department announced a new option for millions of Americans receiving Social Security. Rather than waiting for checks to arrive each month, benefit recipients can now opt for a different method of payment. It’s called the Direct Express Debit MasterCard and payments can be automatically deposited into the account. The program is currently [...]