November, 2009
Popularity of Medical Tourism Increasing
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A few years ago, we discussed medical tourism. Every visitor who expressed an opinion would visit or have visited a foreign country or territory to take advantage of reduced costs associated with ...
What Consumers Should Do if Their Credit Limits are Cut
Limits on credit cards cut being cut
Studies done by Consumer Action, a consumer advocacy group, are showing that almost one in five consumers have had limits on their credit cards cut. Almost 20 percent of these customers are showing they have nearly maxed out their cards as a result. Experts are predicting that limiting credit ...
What is the economy?
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A friend asked me the other day, what really is the economy? It’s funny, just a few years ago, I wasn’t really sure, nor did I care what the economy was. It just wasn’t something that interested me and it wasn’t in the news every single day like it ...
Thanksgiving TV Schedules | Football’s Not for Everyone
A Gleeful Thanksgiving Eve
Jane Lynch in "Glee" image from Flickr.
For those of you who are wondering what to expect regarding your regularly scheduled television programming over Thanksgiving, I have checked out the schedule for the unofficial list of the most popular shows. Those of you who love singing high school students as much as I ...
Black Friday 2009: Boom or Bust?
Black Friday, the biggest retail shopping day of the year, is usually seen as a key barometer of the health of the economy. And the best way to check its pulse is to look at three of the biggest categories of consumer spending. We included the stores that are leading the retail rebound; department stores ...
