In case you haven't heard, the new CARD Act passed by Congress in 2009 has pushed through several much-needed changes to consumer credit card policies. It forces issuers to give proper notice for rate changes, clearly shows how long it will take to pay off purchases, and otherwise helps keep unscrupulous issuers from nickle-and-diming you.
If you're familiar with Budgeting 101, you know that figuring out how much money you spend--and what you spend it on--is a huge deal.
Your mind is like an athlete's body: It needs to be trained through repetition and variation in order to stay in peak condition. These are a few studies that have proved good techniques.
There's been more than a little bit of back-and-forth when it comes to taxes and politics. Lately, the fracas has surrounded President Obama's plan to raise the top tax rate from 35% to 39.6%.
You don't need me to tell that that school's starting again, and for most college students--and even some high schoolers--there can be some tension when figuring our how to pay for it.
I've recently taken up barefoot running. This may seem an odd practice; after all, that's why they invented shoes. Yet despite advertising on the contrary, running shoes have not been scientifically proven to prevent injury or increase performance.
The Internet is no longer just the research toy back when it was invented at the DoD. Now it's a little bit of everything: a place to play, a business tool, a resource, a way to communicate, and a hundred other things. It's practically ubiquitous. In fact, one survey shows that 70% of American households have internet, and 60% of households have broadband.
At this year's Fall DEMO--a tech conference held in Silicon Valley--Dynamics, Inc. took home first prize and the People's Choice Award, the latter netting them $1 million. Their winning product?
They didn't win millions of dollars, but they did get to hang out with the President of the United States.
We brought you the story of the West Philly Hybrid X Team in February, and their push to win the Progressive Automotive X Prize by building an ultra-efficient vehicle.
The truth behind going to college should never be sugar-coated.
Ever thought about vacationing on Gliese 581g in the Libra constellation? Yeah, I didn't think so. But astronomers have recently found that this planet may be a place for it in humanity's future.
