green living, smart spending
The newest profit center for bars and restaurants is the free charger for smartphones and tablets. It’s not free for users, who are likely to stay longer than they might have planned, buying more drinks and food than they intended, while they wait for their “free” courtesy charge. It’s a great deal for bars and
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Once again, baggage handlers at a major international airport have been caught stealing valuables out of checked luggage. This time, it was at JFK. Thefts included a $5,000 gold watch and a Sony PlayStation, according to the New York Times, which reported the arrests of seven men for various theft and larceny charges. They were
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You might not be able to get your favorite fast food burger or fries on Thursday, August 29th, when thousands of employees nationwide are expected to walk out in a one-day protest against poverty-level wages and lack of health insurance coverage. The walkout is timed for the day after the 50th anniversary of the March
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The backlash has begun against the announcement by Frontier Airlines to charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag unless you book your flight directly with the airline’s own website. See full article here The backlash is from Priceline.com, which will sell you an Economy ticket that includes a FREE carry-on bag, at the same
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There’s just no end to the fees and extra charges airlines are throwing up at us. The latest is Frontier Airlines, which will charge you up to $100 for a carry-on bag beginning Tuesday, August 6, 2013. The new carry-on charge is effective for tickets purchased anywhere except on the airline’s own website, FlyFrontier. That
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The release of the new blockbuster summer Superman movie, Man of Steel, prompts me to think about real life heroes and real villains. Here are some of both making news recently. Hero – Westin Hotel, Dhaka Bangladesh – which has hired a 19-year-old seamstress who survived for 17 days in the rubble of that garment
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Identity theft is a growing problem, and a top reason I do not publish my cellphone number or put anything intensely personal, like private family photos, on any public social media outlet such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest, where anything I post is exclusively work related (I communicate privately with my family by telephone
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Crime is not good for tourism. Travelers, especially women, are canceling trips to India, in the wake of a brutal gang rape and death of a young college student on a public bus. And now there are worries about the safety of tourists in Brazil, where a woman tourist was gang raped in Rio. Rape,
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Bargain hunters are not the only ones shopping online this Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend. So are the online scammers. Beware of emails and websites that could steal your identity, infect your computer, or both.
If you own or are planning to buy a Suzuki vehicle in the United States, this is not good news — American Suzuki has filed for bankruptcy and will drive out of the car market in North America. Suzuki motorcycles will continue to be sold, but not cars. According to the New York Times, Suzuki
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