The average American has at least one credit card and carries a balance of more than $1,700. Faced with mounting minimum payments on their cards and shrinking monthly budgets, what is a consumer to do? Answer: Call your credit card company and negotiate a lower interest rate.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
What does it means to be janky? What’s politiclone… desk rage… frack… elecoustic… gaybie? You can learn the definitions of these - and more than 3 million other modern slang terms - at UrbanDictionary.com.
By James B. LaValle | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Even if you don’t adopt good health habits until well into middle age, a new study shows that it’s still worth your while to do so...
By Early To Rise | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Botanically speaking, a “scion” (SY-un) - from the French - is a shoot or twig used for grafting. Hence, a descendant or heir.
By Yanik Silver | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
The subject of persuasion is endlessly fascinating. It never ceases to amaze me that I can write words on paper (or the computer) and convince people to send me money...
By Judith Strauss | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
My eighth-grade teacher was a tyrant. Seventh-graders shook in their proverbial boots knowing that they were about to face MISS ZIMMER...
By Early To Rise | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Issue #2474 WEALTHY: Why you should call your credit card company today (Christian Hill) HEALTHY: You’re never too old to improve your health (James B. LaValle) WISE: J.P. Morgan on the reason people do anything ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: A psychological “trigger” that can massively increase your marketing success (Yanik Silver) Is Miss Zimmer rolling over in her grave? (Judith Strauss) It’s [...]
By Judith Strauss | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
My eighth-grade teacher was a tyrant. Seventh-graders shook in their proverbial boots knowing that they were about to face MISS ZIMMER...
By James B. LaValle | Mon, Sep 29, 2008
You have probably heard that obesity raises your risk for heart disease and diabetes, as well as other diseases. And recent studies have found that fat around the waist or belly is particularly harmful.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Sep 29, 2008
“Apercu” (a-pur-SOO) - from the French for “perceive” - is an immediate judgment, understanding, or insight.
By Christian Hill | Tue, Sep 30, 2008
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