I live in the city. Every other week, a little white car travels down my street followed by a street cleaning truck. The ‘officer’ in the little white car gets to write out a $20 ticket for every vehicle parked … Continue reading
The Smithsonian Magazine is opening the doors of participating museums across the US for their annual Free Admission Museum Day on September 29th, 2012. Each ticket is good for one person plus a guest. All you need to do is … Continue reading
Whenever the warm summer season rolls around, I always notice people’s dispositions changing. All of the sudden, their stresses leave them and a sense of excitement and adventure swoops in to replace their once-negative emotions. Many people look forward to … Continue reading
Google, known mainly for its search engine and excellent email service has decided to go after the lucrative home entertainment and communications market by rolling out a High Speed Internet Service called, ‘Google Fiber’. At this point, the service is … Continue reading
Yesterday evening, my wife and I were enjoying an ‘international food’ night with good friends of ours. If you’ve never tried Rice balls and groundnut soup from Ghana, you’re missing out! During the course of the evening, my friend was … Continue reading
Debt is the master and you its slave. Perhaps that is an oversimplification, but most types of debt can quickly gain a stranglehold on the hapless consumer. I’ve somehow managed to avoid debt so far, so I don’t have the … Continue reading
Summer is the perfect time to get outdoors with your children; enjoy nature and do messy craft activities you might not otherwise allow in the home. There are so many things you can do from your backyard; many of which … Continue reading
Some of us are still feeling the pinch of a lingering recession, with 2012 proving to be a financially challenging year. This is a good reason to think of creative ways to make our money stretch a little further each … Continue reading
There are many approaches to ensure that you save electricity, reduce your electricity bills, and ultimately save some cash. Besides small additions such as power strips which enable you to easily switch off a group of electronic appliances in the … Continue reading
My transition from ‘dumb’ phone to smartphone was far from seamless. In my usual spend-thrift way, I started shopping around for the cheapest smartphone I could find. I tried the HTC G1 and one of the many Blackberry flavors before … Continue reading