Best Buy to Close 50 Stores and Lay Off Hundreds of Employees — Dollars and...
In recent years, electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled to find its footing — and now the chain has announced it will close 50 stores and lay off scores of employees. Continue reading…
View ArticleShow Them the Money! Majority of Women Now Earn Most of the Household Income...
That age-old custom of men being the primary breadwinners may now officially be dead — a new study shows the majority of women now bring home most of the bacon. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Survey Reveals Parents Are Not Teaching Kids How to Manage Money —...
This might not come as any surprise to a lot of you, but most teenagers do not have any idea what they are doing when it comes to the world of finances. Continue reading…
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Hotel Guests Turned Off by Poor Service and WiFi Fees —...
In the wake of the economic downturn, some hotels have cut corners to save money — and their customers have noticed. According to a new survey, satisfaction with hotel services is now at a six-year...
View ArticleRestaurant Offers Discount to Customers Who Hand Over Their Cell Phones —...
In the past few years, it’s become increasingly common to see cellphones on restaurant tables alongside the standard napkin and silverware. But one Los Angeles eatery wants to change all that — and...
View ArticleHow Much Money Do Parents Shell Out in Allowance? — Dollars and Sense
Lots of adults remember receiving an allowance when they were growing up — but chances are good it wasn’t what today’s kids get. A new poll reveals modern children pocket almost $800 a year from their...
View ArticleWhy Are People Buying So Many Lottery Tickets These Days? — Dollars and Sense
The economic downturn has been rough on a lot of businesses, but it’s been a boon for state lotteries. Seems people who only have a few dollars to spare aren’t putting them away for a rainy day —...
View ArticleChipotle Mexican Grill Is Keeping Your Change — Dollars and Sense
Saying the phrase “keep the change” has been a nice way of tipping a little extra for good service for many years, but recently the gourmet burrito-slinging Mexican grill known as Chipotle has taken it...
View ArticleWhat Are the Most Expensive Hotels in the World? — Dollars and Sense [PHOTOS]
Would you consider spending an extra couple hundred dollars a night to avoid staying at a dingy hotel full of circus pimps and other sleazy variations of the dark side trading company? Perhaps. But...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe How Many Families Do Not Have a Bank Account — Dollars and...
It might seem almost impossible to operate in today’s economic world without the use of a bank account, but a new survey suggests that many Americans are actually doing it, opting to finance their...
View ArticleTwo Major Companies Switch to Health Insurance Allowance — Dollars and Sense
Last week, Sears and Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster) announced that they were seriously entertaining the idea of doing away with their traditional health insurance programs and opting...
View ArticleWhat Colleges Have the Lowest- and Highest-Paid Graduates? — Dollars and Sense
The dream of many college graduates—to earn a good-enough starting salary to pay off student loans without being rendered homeless or forced into starvation—comes easier or harder depending on where...
View ArticleHow Hard Is It to Get a Job if You've Been Out of Work for 6 Months? —...
They say the best time to look for a new job is when you already have one. Turns out there might actually be something to this phenomenon: New research suggests that the longer you're out of work, the...
View ArticleKnowing Your Co-Workers' Salaries Makes You More Productive — Dollars and Sense
Discussing salaries is taboo in many workplaces, but maybe it shouldn't be. New research suggests that knowing how your pay compares to your colleagues' pay may make workers more productive. Continue...
View ArticleNow It's a Trend: Target Jumps on the Price-Matching Bandwagon — Dollars and...
Earlier this week, Target announced that, like Best Buy and Toys R Us did recently, it would be joining the price-matching game this holiday season. The company said it plans to match the prices of...
View ArticleHigher Taxes and Higher Prices Are Coming in 2013 — Dollars and Sense
Regardless of the American economy’s checkered enthusiasm, it appears as if consumers are currently aboard the fast track to higher taxes and rising prices on things like health care and grocery items...
View ArticleWhich Companies Are on Consumer Reports''Naughty and Nice' List? — Dollars...
If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list. Continue reading…
View ArticleWhere to Find the Best Cyber Monday Deals — Dollars and Sense
For those holiday shoppers wanting a second chance at the deals they might have missed over Thanksgiving weekend, Cyber Monday awaits. And while there may be a bit less hand-to-hand combat involved,...
View ArticleThe Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S. — Dollars and Sense
On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner:...
View ArticleChipotle Mexican Grill Is Keeping Your Change — Dollars and Sense
Saying the phrase “keep the change” has been a nice way of tipping a little extra for good service for many years, but recently the gourmet burrito-slinging Mexican grill...
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