Most working moms report feeling empowered and supported by their spouses, but at the workplace they’re not feeling as fulfilled. According to a new national survey from Care.com, eight out of ten working moms enjoy being a working parent. In fact, six in ten want to move higher in their profession and most feel that’s [...]
How do you feel about the so-called 1%? According to a new study most Americans don’t think very highly of them, but at the same time they wouldn’t mind joining them. According to the poll, Americans believe that the 1% richest Americans live a life of luxury and ease. They believe the 1% doesn’t have [...]
In honor of Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (yes, it’s a real holiday celebrated the last Monday in January each year!) Sealed Air commissioned the first-ever Bubble Wrap Brand “Pop” Poll stress survey. What they found was that about three out of four Americans are more stressed or just as stressed as they were a year [...]
A market research company is offering to pay people to go to church. Faith Perceptions works for churches like mystery shopping works for restaurants, clothing stores buy zithromax online uk and grocers. In 2008 they launched their mystery guest program, experiencing a 300% increase in growth between 2010 and 2011. They expanded their services from [...]
Have you noticed your office is embracing the holiday season more this year compared to 2009 or 2010? According to Career Builder more employers are spreading cheer this year in the form of holiday parties, year-end bonuses and Christmas gifts. Career Builder surveyed 4,000 workers and 2,000 employers to gauge the level of holiday cheer [...]
For stay-at-home moms or unemployed workers, opportunities to make extra income at home can sound very appealing. But the Central Florida Better Business Bureau warns of some mystery shopper scams they’ve received reports about. Consumers are receiving letters in the mail that say, “We are pleased to invite you to participate in a paid consumer [...]
Let me start this post by saying something important: I’m not a parent. But I was raised by two of them and I think they managed to teach me some pretty important lessons about money early on. The older I get the more I realize that this is an area a lot of parents fail [...]
Flights are being canceled, gas stations are running dry and many in France are violently protesting a move to change the retirement age from 60 to 62. According to reports, protests are disrupting work in many industries from travel to oil refinery. Here in America, where the retirement age is 66, we might find it [...]
I told you a while back about how I started a small online business with three close friends. Even though we’re scattered all over the US (in four states and three time zones spanning both coasts) we’ve found a way to make it work. We launched TheTravelingJournal.com a couple of months ago to help other [...]
Our next Twitter Tuesday Profile is living the life of a young professional in New York City. Ana, perhaps better known as @DollaThug, is a 2007 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and works in the financial services industry. She rents a studio in Brooklyn and blogs regularly at DollarThug.com. OODC: How did you get [...]