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According to polls most people are dissatisfied with their jobs. When it comes to workers who are 25 and younger, job satisfaction is even lower. One trend we are seeing more of today is a movement toward business ownership. While I highly endorse the spirit of entrepreneurship, I would say don’t quit your day job... yet.
How many stories have you heard about lottery winners, former professional athletes, celebrities, or someone who comes into money going broke? The average lottery winner is broke within five years from winning their millions. Why does this happen?
The list of most popular New Year's Resolutions for 2011 is in! Can you guess what the top two resolutions are? They are the same top two resolutions every year. Those resolutions are “To lose weight or get in shape” and “To get out of debt (or in a better financial position).” Interestingly enough, the habits you need to get in shape physically are the same habits you will need to get in shape financially.
Since the advent of the financial crisis in 2007, the global economy has experienced one of the deepest and widest recessions in recent economic history. With regard to the United States, the public debt as of March 25, 2011 was $14.21 trillion. When compared with the United State's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the current levels of debt would be 97 percent in comparison. After the global financial crisis, domestic policy makers in the United States have begun to focus on a reduction of the deficit. In the most recent developments targeting the deficit from the now Republican-controlled House of Representatives focuses on broad discretionary spending cuts. While the bill at the time of writing has not yet passed, the most current figures cited in the Associated Press show between $61 billion in cuts to $33 billion in the next Fiscal Year. Apart from the political dimensions of this question, the reality is that changes are swift in coming. These changes will have wide-ranging affects on the structuring of not only government programs such as Social Security, Government Pension Plans, retirement programs, but also the a diminished effect of collective bargaining from unions.
Gas prices across the United States are skyrocketing. This troubling trend in the United States is occurring based on a few key events in international politics that will continue to impact consumers at the pump in the near term. The intention of this article is to inform readers not only why they are seeing increased prices at the pump, but also what they can do about it in order to increase fuel economy during these times.
