ShareTweet Every time a new year comes around, it seems that most consumers have renewed energy to work on their goals and dreams for the future. No matter what those goals or dreams happen to be however, there’s no way to achieve them without a healthy dose of cash. Even something as simple as spending […]
How much is the drought in California affecting food prices? Unfortunately, quite a bit
ShareTweet The devastating and ongoing drought in California is causing food prices to rise quite quickly and, in the near future, that’s not likely to change. Timothy Richards, a professor of agribusiness at Arizona State University, recently said that “I would expect a 28% increase for avocados and 34% increase for letters” after research was […]
Short term loans – an alternative to credit cards?
ShareTweet Like a lot of things in life, money is great when you have it but a complete hassle when you don’t. No matter how careful we are with our spending, how come it is so difficult to find enough cash and yet once in your hand, it slips through your fingers like sand? It’s […]
Investing In Gold In A Shaky Economy
ShareTweet These days, we tend to hear a lot of bad news with regard to economic outlooks all over the world. From various turbulent situations in Europe, to an American economy struggling to sustain recovery efforts, and even some indications that China’s growth may be more muted than previously expected, most of the world’s major […]
Don’t Just Spend Less, Spend Wisely
ShareTweet It’s a common misnomer that we as Americans spend too much money, and the cure to our overspending and wasteful consumption is to simply spend less money. Sometimes the answer is a bit more complicated in that we need to actually spend more wisely. Consider the tactics used by one of the largest companies […]