It’s a job to find a job, as so many of us are finding out these days. And while talking a new employer into hiring you is never an easy task, in today’s market it’s become much tougher, to say the least. Usually, we feel a little better when others are sharing our burden, but in the case of unemployment, every new member of “the club” is a potential competitor for your next job. But there’s a bright side to being unemployed this round – or a less dark …

Where does the time go? Heavy question, that one is. I suppose only someone like Dr. Who would be able to give us a satisfactory answer, since he seems to have a knack for time travel (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/). But he’s kind of hard to get hold of, gallivanting around the space/time continuum as he does. But for the rest of us mere mortals who aren’t able to control time – the universe’s, or our own – time has a nasty of habit of slipping away. It’s only when much of …

Elections are breaking out all over – there’s one in the U.S. next week, and now that the campaigning is over, our own politicians are busy analyzing the tactics used by Obama and McCain. It turns out that Youtube and other video sites were important forums for the candidates. Both sides produced slick-looking videos that were watched by millions, and supporters of each posted thousands of others. While any schnook can post anything on Youtube, the official videos for both campaigns were slick – just like their …

Buy low, sell high – that’s the way you do in on Wall Street, if you want to make money. If that’s the case, then stocks muse be going like hotcakes! They can’t go much lower, can they? That. of course, is the trillion dollar question – and lots of people believe that things could go from bad (now) to worse (later).
What’s a potential investor to do? Of course, you could leave your money in the nice, safe bank, but where’s the fun in that? What you need …

If you’re traveling this summer – you have my sympathies! Ticket prices are way up, thanks to record high fuel costs. And what do you get for your money? A nasty attitude from the flight staff. You’re paying more than ever, but customer satisfaction is at near record lows!
But when you gotta go, you gotta go. No doubt, after paying for your plane fare, you’ll be financially wiped out. Don’t rent a car – instead, use these ideas to cut down on the cost of getting around while you’re “over …