Paying $130K to Risk Death on Mt. Everest
Most people take a vacation when they just can’t take it anymore. Sometimes, vacation is a way for people to decompress emotionally from the stresses of work. The idyllic image […]
Economics / Politics
People Are Stealing Beehives Because of Almond Trees
Did you know that honeybees die after stinging you? They can’t retract their stinger, so it basically tears itself apart and disembowels itself after stinging you. Why the pleasant factoid?
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Sales Prices Aren’t Final – Negotiation Skills Are Important
I have experienced two citywide blackouts in New York City. It puts people on edge, makes them afraid, and desperate. When they go to the local store, what happens? The
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Why One-Day Gas Station Boycotts Won’t Influence Prices In Your Favor
I’m from New York City, where people have paradoxical, near non-sensical relationships with cars. There are about 9 million inhabitants, and it seems like every person has two cars. The
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How Much Money Is Rich?
When I was a kid in the 1980s, a common trope in movie and TV plots was the struggling, average person falling into riches. Like the 1983 comedy Trading Places,
Shipping Container Homes Offer Financial Advantages to Struggling Homeowners
Affordable housing remains a concern in virtually every community across the country. Individuals and families clearly need places to live, but shelling out enough cash to purchase a home, on
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