Best Companies like the Scooter Store and DreamWorks notched some impressive job growth last year and are showing no signs of slowing down. 1. Scooter Store The Scooter Store Job growth: 51% U.S. employees: 2,173 2010 Best Companies rank: 38 Not to be confused with those zippy little rides for kids, the Scooter Store specializes […]
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Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money
Brad Klontz knows all about the dumb things that smart people do with their money: He’s a smart guy (with a doctorate in psychology) who lost half of his assets in the technology stock bubble. A financial psychologist, Klontz says that when it comes to money smarts, size matters: The logical part of your brain […]
Longest-Lasting Batteries
Store brands may save you money on household necessities, but generic batteries might not be your best bet, according to recent tests comparing name brand and store brand batteries. CVS AA Long Lasting alkaline batteries didn’t actually last longer than other batteries tested under the same conditions by Consumer Reports. In fact, those generics had […]
Want a Bigger Tax Refund?
Six reasons why many taxpayers can save money and time by claiming the standard deduction. Did you know you can legally take a deduction that is more than the total of your receipts? It’s called the standard deduction and for a lot of taxpayers it’s a money and time saver. Year after year taxpayers spend […]
Microsoft Word Sale Prohibited
Microsoft Word sale prohibited as of Jan. 11, fix promised Office workers of America, enjoy your Christmas break. Because come the new year, things could get a little hairy around the office. Microsoft Word is now scheduled to be prohibited from sale beginning January 11, 2010. That’s less than three weeks away. The good news: […]
The $555,000 Student-Loan
When Michelle Bisutti, a 41-year-old family practitioner in Columbus, Ohio, finished medical school in 2003, her student-loan debt amounted to roughly $250,000. Since then, it has ballooned to $555,000. It is the result of her deferring loan payments while she completed her residency, default charges and relentlessly compounding interest rates. Among the charges: a single […]
UPS Hiring 25,000 New Drivers
Vexed that some 30% of driver candidates flunk its traditional training, United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is moving beyond the classroom to ready its rookies for the road. In the place of books and lectures are videogames, a contraption that simulates walking on ice and an obstacle course around an artificial village. Based on results […]
ATM attacks reveal security holes
A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks. Criminals have long known that ATMs aren’t tamperproof. There are many types of attacks in use […]