New Year's Eve traditions There are a lot of widely recognized New Year's Eve and New Year's Day traditions. In the U.S., there are parties and gatherings on New Year's Eve that culminate in fireworks, balls dropping and lots of noise at the stroke of midnight. People spare no expense for these parties and often get ...

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Last winter, Kris and I refinanced our mortgage. Interest rates had dropped, and it seemed like a good idea to make the leap. Though it took us a couple of months to actually pull the trigger, we finally ended up cutting the interest rate on our loan from 6.25% to 4.96%. According to sites like ...

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I was catching up on some blog reading and caught an old post from Plonkee about the different ways that couples can manage their finances. The three different methods were categorized as communist, socialist, or capitalist. Rather controversial, eh? Don’t get too excited folks, just read ...

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At last: EPA announces danger to human life The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now confirmed that scientific evidence clearly shows that greenhouse gases "threaten the public health and welfare of the American people".  The EPA has identified the main pollutant as “carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels” and called for a reduction in these emissions ...

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Rental Car Availability (Image from Emilio Labrador, Flickr.com) Every year, rental car agencies sell the older vehicles in their rental fleets and restock with the newest models. Larry Lovejoy of Automobile Consumer Services Corp (ACS) states, “These cars can be a great deal for the average buyer. They have been well-maintained, so in essence you are buying ...

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