Financial Eyes & Ears

As the air travel industry continues to limp along in the face of rising fuel prices and stiffer competition, airlines are finding new and novel ways to squeeze our wallets. An extra charge for checked baggage was only the beginning in what’s fast becoming a textbook example of how to nickel and dime consumers. Blankets, [...]

Last month my wife traveled though Port Moresby (POM), Papua New Guinea. During her travels, she had to spend a night in Port Moresby for a night leaving the country and a night entering back into the country. Unfortunately, Port Moresby has some of the highest hotel room occupancy in the world. How is that [...]

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you the 6 things every home should have in their pantry, some hairstyling tips for balding men, and why Suze Orman is anti-credit card. Top 5 Articles 6 Most Valuable Grocery Products Known to Man — If you have all six of these in [...]

The Amazon Mechanical Turk or MTurk is a service that was created so that those who need work done can hire thousands of human workers for much less than minimum wage. Each task is called a HIT and it can be as simple as clicking a link and as complex as writing an entire computer [...]

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we give you ways to keep your home from stinking, some terrific Twitter tools, and why a scooter is kinda cool again! Top 5 Articles Banish Home Odors for Good — Does your home give a “not-so-fresh” impression to your guests? Nip it in the bud [...]

Link:  http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/cyber-security-on-th… ShareThis Whether you are on the road for a business trip or traveling full time with a location independent career, maintaining good cyber security is paramount. We have already discussed some of the essential services for the road required to keep your business going from anywhere. In this article, we’ll look at how [...]

Link:  http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/8-great-business-ide… ShareThis Conventional wisdom says that starting a new business in an economic downturn is a bad idea. But we’re learning that some industries are growing, despite the shaky economy. Here are some of the best ideas for starting a business right now. Most of them don’t require much startup resources or capital, and [...]

Teens vary in their responses to getting a job. Some long for the freedom that having their own money promises. They want an increased cash flow for their clothing end entertainment budgets. Others are less than thrilled. These dread spending so much of their time doing what someone else wants them to do. Whether your [...]