It's summer: students are off from school, families are having their reunions, and tons of people are getting married. For a lot of us, this might mean the window for making a special trip is limited, and closing--fast. So we hop online and try to book a plane ticket, only to find that flying is getting really expensive.
There's been a lot of talk over the 
I'm 25 years old. I really feel like I'm a lot younger--I'm still kinda wondering whether or not I'm a teenager--but being around a quarter-century? That's the truth.
And there's a lot of stuff that creeps me out about getting older, that reminds me of how long I've been around. If someone was born in the year 2000, I still assume they were JUST born like two seconds ago. But they're 10, old enough to form their own opinions.
It's that time of year to celebrate. No, it's not Christmas or St. Patrick's Day; it is, once again, my birthday. To get you all in the birthday spirit I thought I'd share some of the most expensive birthdays to date, obviously in preparation for my 23rd extravaganza.
So here goes:
Material things don't bring happiness: experiences and relationships do. Rather than buying the latest item or gadget, scientific studies are proving what humanity has intrinsically known all along: money and possessions aren't the endgame (check out this article from The New York Times).
Everyone knows that kids cost money: our upcoming Student Edition article won't shock the world, but it might get you thinking about costs that don't exactly come from places you'd expect. We asked our staff what financial surprises were in store for them when their offspring sprung into their lives.
Brady Sahnow: vice president of sales and customer relations
I heard the sirens wailing--first one, then two and three in rapid succession--their horns blared and cut across the fog of my Monday morning eyes. Then I looked out the window: A building just a few hundred feet from brass headquarters was going up in smoke.
For those of you who haven't seen the sci-fi television epic, Heroes, Claire Bennet is the lead character--a cheerleader with the super power of rapid cellular regeneration. Basically if she gets hurt, she heals automatically. Fast forward to real life: scientists have captured Claire Bennet and bottled her genetic code.
Well, not exactly. But the truth is pretty darn cool.
Our sun, the giant ball of hydrogen that it is, has been around for 
Abdulrahman Alzanki is an iPhone app developer. He currently has six iPhone games to his name, one of which averages 20,000 downloads per day. No he's not some 30-year-old computer science grad working directly under Steve Jobs. He's a 10th grader from Kuwait. That's right. He's a 14-year-old gaming entrepreneur.
"Rabbit season."
"Duck season."
Classic, hilarious back and forth between Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.
"The recession is over."
"Of course it's not."
Two (less hilarious) independent statements made by Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers, and Outgoing Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer. On the same day.
I recently went out to dinner with my wife. Not an uncommon occurrence--we like to dine out--but our choice of restaurant was unique, something I'd never thought of as an option. But I was so excited after our meal that I thought I'd let you all in on a secret.
…Culinary schools.
