Big Mac Index
Economy is the word, and in the world of business and personal finance, when there is an economic downturn such as the globe has experienced in the past four years, people need to find some markers for judging the impact of damage to global markets. In other words, we need something that’s part Wall Street, and part Main Street, to gage it by. Thankfully, there’s an answer: The Big Mac Index. Who would believe that the going price of a McDonald’s Big Mac could be any kind of reliable indicator of the strength of a country’s economy? And yet, that is just what...
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The cost of textbooks for the average US college student per year is about $900! Some pay more, some less, but either way that’s a whole lot of money. Not only are textbooks bulky, heavy, and hard to get your money back for when you’re through with a course — but generally, most students report that they only use those text books for short periods of time during a class, for only select bits of information. The rest is pretty much useless. Could there be a textbook racket going on in higher education? Who knows. But what we do know for sure is there’s a...
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Starving for the newest tech but can’t afford to even fill up your gas tank? I know how you feel so I want to share some budgeted ideas to help with your finances. One of the biggest budget killers are the things we use all day, every day, but never like to figure in. The horribly expensive cell phone plan. While there are alternatives they are usually mediocre at best. However, I found one that stands above while saving the most money: Straight Talk! Now I know what you are thinking; “Oh god. You mean that plan from Wal-mart?” Well, how about this. The service is...
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Finance
- S&P fails to break key level February 22, 2012
