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With all the bailouts and emergency assistance many of America’s corporations are getting from the US government, perhaps it is time we the consumer and tax payer get our fair share of the free money being handed out wily-nily. Here is a list of items I wish could I could …
I just booked my airline tickets (via United) for the upcoming Christmas holidays and despite the massive fall in oil prices over the last two months, the price of the tickets had remained relatively unchanged during this period. What’s worse is that all those extra “fees” the airlines charged (like …
Despite the woes of the domestic aviation industry, a new type of plane is finally coming into mass service across the globe. Airbus’ much publicized and long delayed A380 hit the skies down under in Australia this week. Singapore Airlines was the first to launch earlier this year, and Dubai …
The Wall Street Journal brings a quirky story on the “Time Share” dog concept. For those who love pets, but cannot deal with them full time, travel a lot or cannot manage the expenses around owning a pet, this could be the next best thing to owning one. I would …
Submitting my US Citizenship papers was a big step for me as I adopted this country as my permanent home. Something I feel very proud to do. It had taken about 7 years since I started the immigration process to finally becoming eligible and submitting for citizenship, with the biggest …
With the Olympics just around the corner, here are some interesting financial facts and figures around the 2008 Beijing Olympics. For a sporting event, some of the numbers are massive and the Olympics is one of the few events (like the Soccer world cup) that can actually make a significant …
Expectant mothers will now be able to insure their unborn babies against pregnancy complications, birth defects and even death. This type of insurance, possibly the first of its kind, is being offered by ING Australia. It is aimed at the growing number of older mothers (who have a greater risk …
The Economist had an article comparing the average work week across a number of OECD countries. Not surprisingly an Asian country – South Korea – led the pack, with America in the middle and Europeans at the end. The graphic here (from the article) summarizes the comparison quite nicely. This got …
I get my cable, internet and phone service through a bundled package via Cox communications, and one thing that has really bugged me is the high level of fees & taxes in each bill. I have scanned in one of my recent bills so that you can see what I …