The Secret Engagement Ring Upgrade

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you might have picked up on the fact that I work in retail management.  Although it does stink to work nights and weekends, this career has exposed me to countless stories that would rival any television soap opera or reality show.

The tale that I am going [...]

The Ten Dumbest Things to Buy at a Dollar Store

As of  9/30/09, this post has been read over 167,000 times and was featured on the front page of Msn.com via this  MSN Smart Spending post (which has been read over 419,000 times.)
Why all the hoopla over this silly little post?  Well, it turns out that Dollar Store Pregnancy Tests are quite [...]

Do You Conduct Layoff Drills?

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It’s the Energy, Stupid

During the 1992 presidential campaign, democratic strategist James Carville coined the phrase, “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” to focus the Clinton campaign on a perceived Bush weakness. Carville hung up a sign at Clinton headquarters in Arkansas that said: “1. Change vs. More of the Same 2. It’s the Economy Stupid 3. Don’t [...]