When grown men shout accusations in the middle of presidential addresses, or jump on stage during someone’s acceptance speech to slur that another person deserved the award—well, it’s a good time for a little chat about manners.
Don’t underestimate the power of polite behavior on the road and in the workplace. What if a brush up [...]
Generally, coupon-ladies freak me out.
It only happens once in a blue moon, but waiting in line behind that resolute woman with an alphabetized, bursting plastic coupon wallet has always made me roll my eyes and wonder what possesses her to be so anal as to cut out and treasure every little $0.30 discount and [...]
What was your worst mistake?
Perhaps your one of thousands of Americans who made the mistake of buying high and selling low. Or maybe you came back from Iraq to find that your wife had spent all of the family’s money?
Or perhaps you’ve spent your whole life viewing lottery tickets as an investment?
No matter who you [...]
n response to the credit crisis, Little Bay Restaurant is letting customers pay whatever they want for their meal for all of February. Peter Ilic, the restaurant’s owner, wants the diners themselves to decide what their meal was worth, even if that turns out to be just a penny.
It is the digital age, and multitudinous services abound to quench your entertainment needs. But the collective cost of these services may be a lot more than you realize. Especially when you consider that your local library can meet the same needs for free.
Now don’t get me wrong, many of these products are redefining the [...]
This guy in my class was asking around today for Coke bottle caps. He was trying to rack up some points for My Coke Rewards in an attempt to cash in on a surprise cruise for his parents’ anniversary (super cute, right?).
As he explained, through a series of events, he had somehow managed to collect [...]
My mom is no maverick with the computer and her web surfing skills are pitiful, so much so that I had to bookmark all her favorite websites. Communicating with her by email is too confusing: believe me, I tried. 50 frustrating minutes of me showing her where the inbox is and she’s still confused [...]
In 2001, MIT made a revolutionary move to provide free access to course material online. Syllabi, class notes, tests, answers, study guides and even recorded video clips of entire lectures…$107,840 worth of material from a world renowned university, absolutely free. It just proves that you can give nothing and get a whole lot in return. [...]
DAYYYYUUMMNNNN. There are so many “free food days” across the country, I’m seriously considering giving up writing for Thrive and going on a road trip. I broke a sweat just researching these grub freebies: not only are there more than I imagined, but the area of “free food” seems to be very controversial. [...]
This post was written by Stephanie Cuellar Butler, Contributing Writer on September 18, 2009 
