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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Super Bowl Spending Is Up ... and It's Good</title><link>http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/03/super-bowl-spending-is-up-and-its-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/03/super-bowl-spending-is-up-and-its-good/</guid><comments>http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/03/super-bowl-spending-is-up-and-its-good/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/category/budgeting-and-planning/" rel="tag">Budgeting &amp; Planning</a>, <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/category/entrepreneurship/" rel="tag">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/category/shopping/" rel="tag">Shopping</a></p><div class="imagedetail">
	<strong><span class="defaultImage"><img alt="Super Bowl" class="photoRight" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/01/superbowl-240cs012512_186x136.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right; width: 245px; height: 179px;" /></span>By Barbara Thau</strong></div>
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Retailers and consumer products companies are on charging toward a touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday.<br />
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Consumer spending related to the big game Feb. 5 is expected to reach an all-time high this year, with the average watcher projected to shell out $63.87 on Super Bowl-related merchandise -- from team apparel and TVs to snacks -- up from $59.33 in 2011, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation's Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, conducted by BIGInsight.<br />
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	Super Bowl Sunday is coming and you know what that means: Coca-Cola (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/the-coca-cola-company/ko">KO</a>) polar bears will be hamming it up, the E*TRADE (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nasdaq/etrade-financial-corporation/etfc">ETFC</a>) Baby will charm viewers, and Audi's new LED headlights are going to do in some vampires. <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/2012/02/03/ferris-bueller-rides-again-in-a-honda-cr-v/">Ferris Bueller will even make a surprising return</a>.</div>
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Yes, the New England Patriots and New York Giants will interrupt the entertainment to run some football plays, but everyone knows that the Super Bowl is really all about the commercials.<br />
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With advertisers spending a record average of $3.5 million this year for 30 seconds of pitch time, sponsors certainly seem to think that they'll be getting their money's worth. But will their shareholders feel the same way?<br />
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	Fans of John Hughes' classic <em>Ferris Bueller's Day Off </em>will have to keep waiting for a real sequel.<br />
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	A teaser with Matthew Broderick reprising his role as the happy-go-lucky Bueller -- sort of -- is actually a taste of a Honda (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/honda-motor-co-ltd-adr/hmc">HMC</a>) commercial that will make its television debut during Sunday's Super Bowl.<br />
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	Facebook, Twitter, and blogs were ablaze earlier this month with buzz that Broderick's middle-aged turn as Bueller wanting a day off from work was actually a precursor to a full-blown movie. The fact that Hughes died two years ago didn't seem to matter. The lack of production buzz in a day and age where few things in Hollywood can be kept secret didn't really register. The teaser pointing to Feb. 5 -- commercial-intensive Super Bowl Sunday -- didn't tip off faithful fans of the coming-of-age comedy.</p>
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	<span class="defaultImage"><img alt="Superbowl" class="photoRight" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/02/super-bowl-ads-240em020112_186x136.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></span></div>
<strong>By The Associated Press</strong>
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	NEW YORK (AP) - Call it the "second-screen" Super Bowl.</div>
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About two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. So, for Sunday's game, companies from Coke (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/the-coca-cola-company/ko">KO</a>) to Chevy are trying to reach fans on all the "second screens" they have.<br />
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	<img alt="Ford Toyota" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/01/ford-toyota-240cs013012.jpg" style="width: 277px; height: 201px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />Toyota (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/toyota-motor-corp-adr/tm">TM</a>) may have lost the U.S. sales lead, but it still leads in one key survey -- and that lead should give fans of the automaker hope as it gears up to retake lost ground.<br />
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	Toyota retained its crown in the latest edition of <em>Consumer Reports</em>' annual survey of auto-brand perception, a sign that many consumers remain loyal to the company despite its struggles in recent years.<br />
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	But the survey also showed that homegrown competitor Ford (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/ford/f">F</a>) is rapidly closing the gap. And other brands aren't far behind.</p>
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	Now that Facebook has filed its paperwork to <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2011/02/08/when-facebook-hits-the-market/">go public</a>, we're getting our first real glimpse at the inner workings of the world's largest social networking website.<br />
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	It's pretty impressive.<br />
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	Let's set aside the potential for Facebook's valuation to get out hand. We're still several weeks away from actual deal pricing and retail investor reactions. What we have now are the company's fundamentals.<br />
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	Let's dive into a few of the numbers that may surprise you.<br />
</p><p><a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/02/7-startling-numbers-we-now-know-about-facebook/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>7 Startling Numbers We Now Know About Facebook</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/02/7-startling-numbers-we-now-know-about-facebook/">7 Startling Numbers We Now Know About Facebook</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog">Walletpop Canada</a> on Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/02/7-startling-numbers-we-now-know-about-facebook/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/forward/20163085/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/02/7-startling-numbers-we-now-know-about-facebook/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Facebook</category><dc:creator>WalletPop Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Grounded! American Airlines Plans to Cut 13,000 Jobs</title><link>http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/01/grounded-american-airlines-plans-to-cut-13-000-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/01/grounded-american-airlines-plans-to-cut-13-000-jobs/</guid><comments>http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/2012/02/01/grounded-american-airlines-plans-to-cut-13-000-jobs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/blog/category/travel/" rel="tag">Travel</a></p><img alt="American Airlines" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.walletpop.ca/media/2012/02/americanairlines.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; width: 263px; height: 119px; float: right;" />This week, Walletpop Canada highlighted a 24/7 Wall St. report which named the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">"</span><a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/2012/01/30/9-big-companies-that-will-disappear-in-2012/" target="_blank">9 Big Companies That Will Disappear in 2012</a>".<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Included on that list was American Airlines.<br />
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So far, it seems those predictions are spot on. <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/01/news/companies/american_jobs/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1" target="_blank">CNN Money</a> is reporting that American Airlines plans to cut 13,000 Jobs:<br />
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		<em>"American Airlines told its unions Wednesday it plans to cut 13,000 jobs from the staff of 88,000 at (America's) No. 3 airline.</em></p>
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		<em>The cuts will fall most heavily on the airline's maintenance operations, which will lose 4,600 jobs. More than 4,000 additional ground worker jobs will be eliminated, as will 2,300 flight attendant jobs."</em></p>
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	Money troubles are hard to contain, and if your own finances are in shambles, the problems can quickly bleed through to the rest of your life. As private as you hope to keep such issues, don't kid yourself into thinking that you can hide them from your employer.</div>
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According to a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management, some 83% of HR professionals think that personal financial challenges have at least some impact on employees' performance. Those same HR professionals aren't blind to economic reality -- 80% of them believe that employees at their organizations are facing more financial challenges than they were five years ago.<br />
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And it's not a stretch to connect the dots: How you manage your own money can have an impact on the work you do for your company.<br />
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Will 2012 bring better fortunes for these organizations?<br />
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24/7 Wall St. compiled its list of companies most likely to vanish by focusing on those that are serious mergers and acquisitions targets, those that are weak players in industries with too many competitors for any to become highly profitable, corporations that Wall Street believes are worth more in parts than intact, and generally, those in good old-fashioned deep fiscal trouble.<br />
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Theses are the 9 companies that we're betting won't survive to see 2013.<br />
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	As news spread of the tragic Costa Concordia accident, you could hear the groans floating up from landlubbers everywhere.</p>
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		"There has got to be an easier way to see Europe."</li>
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		"I had a great time on a cruise last summer, but I'm never setting foot on a boat again."</li>
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	Carnival's (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/carnival-corp/ccl">CCL</a>) luxury liner tipping over after running aground on a rock off the Tuscan coast was horrific. Fatal travel accidents always are. And while such events are extremely rare on the major cruise lines, even one is enough to scare people away from taking a floating getaway. But that's not the only reason why now may be the best time to book a cruise.<br />
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It's a cliche that dates back to Monopoly: A bank error in your favor leaves you with an unexpected windfall. But for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16607018">Parijat Saha</a>, an Indian schoolteacher, the Community Chest card came to life in a big way when he discovered that his bank account suddenly held $9.8 billion.<br />
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"I was expecting an amount of a little more than 10,000 rupees ($200)," Saha told the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16607018">BBC</a>. The teacher, whose monthly salary is roughly $700, was stunned to find his account filled with a Buffett-level balance. He quickly notified bank officials, who subsequently announced that the huge sum was listed as "uncleared," which means that Saha couldn't have withdrawn it.<br />
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	It's nothing new for an industry to complain that new government regulations are bad for business, but when the complaints are coming from the adult film biz, and the regulation in question is a new law requiring performers to wear condoms, people stand up and take notice. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 9-1 to approve an ordinance that would deny film permits to adult video companies that don't require their actors to use condoms. Predictably, many industry leaders were up in arms.</div>
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The ordinance isn't law yet -- it still has to be approved by L.A. Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa. In the meantime, the City Council plans to create a committee to determine how the ruling could be enforced.<br />
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	<img alt="RRSP" id="img_caption_1215337" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/471027/thumbs/r-RRSP-TIPS-HINTS-GUIDE-large570.jpg" style="width: 307px; height: 128px; float: right;" />If there's one constant investors have faced over the past few months, it's been volatility. The swings have been downright wild at times, as headlines about one debt crisis after another and increased computer-driven trading systems around the world sent markets whip-sawing.</div>
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	<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/01/19/6-ways-to-help-your-rrsp-_n_1215337.html">CBC reported</a> the benchmark index of the TSX recorded gains or losses of at least 200 points on 20 trading days in the three months ending Nov. 30. In one September week, the index lost 925 points, or almost 7.5 per cent. On one day (Sept. 22), the range between the high and low readings for the index was a stunning 535 points - or almost five per cent of the index.</p>
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	The peaks and valleys were often even more pronounced in New York, where the Dow Jones industrial average moved more than 400 points on four consecutive trading days in September.</p>
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To see a list of some very interesting education choices celebrities have made over the years, check out <a href="http://www.walletpop.ca/gallery/what-did-these-celebrities-study/4760811/">our gallery</a>, or click on the picture below.<br />
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The central bank's decision on interest rates Tuesday was widely expected, but it did unveil a few new twists in its release, including a slightly altered profile for economic growth and an admission its policies will likely keep Canada's housing market strong and spur consumer spending.<br />
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So says Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach(R), a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom.<br />
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"Unfortunately, most people have a total misconception of what a budget is," says Khalfani-Cox, who once had $100,000 in credit card debt, before paying it all off in three years and turning her financial life around. "Millionaires know that a budget is really a spending plan of action. It's a way to help you manage cash flow and achieve your financial goals."<br />
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In addition to being a regular contributor to WalletPop, Khalfani-Cox has appeared on such national TV programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil.<br />
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"The reason most people can't stick to their budgets is because they blow their money month after month on LIFE," explains Khalfani-Cox, an acronym that she breaks down in the video below.<br />
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Fast-food companies face a two-headed monster after every New Year's Day: empty resolutions and even emptier wallets. While most people who swear off greasy-bag lunches will fall back off the wagon at some point, they'll spend January testing their self-control - and usually, their holiday overspending will help keep the debit cards sheathed, at least for a month.<br />
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	These should be exciting times for Wendy's (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nasdaq/the-wendys-company/wen">WEN</a>):</p>
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					<b>Unplug Your Appliances.</b><br />
					Some things - your fridge for example - cannot be unplugged. But other appliances are using electricity constantly, and all those electronic devices can put quite a dent in your monthly bill. Put several devices on a power bar and turn the entire thing off if you're not going to be using any of it for a while. With electricity costs rising, it really will make a difference on your bill.</div>
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					<b>Unplug Your Appliances.</b><br />
					Some things - your fridge for example - cannot be unplugged. But other appliances are using electricity constantly, and all those electronic devices can put quite a dent in your monthly bill. Put several devices on a power bar and turn the entire thing off if you're not going to be using any of it for a while. With electricity costs rising, it really will make a difference on your bill.</p>
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					<b>Compare Your Insurance Policies</b>.<br />
					If you haven't done so for awhile, it might pay to check your insurance rates and see if you can't find lower ones. If you don't want to change providers, simply let them know who is willing to cover you for less, and have them match it - or tell them you'll walk. Insurance costs might not seem like much, but a monthly decrease of just $100 will net you more than $1000 annually. If you can get both your home AND your car insurance reduced, you're looking at a couple of mortgage payments annually.</p>
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					<b>Tackle Your Debt Load..</b><br />
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					2011 should be the year all Canadians look at their debt load and start to reduce their burden. Your debts might be manageable right now, but with interest rate hikes on the horizon, monthly payments to service that debt will be going up steadily. Slay the beast now before it becomes an ugly monster. Use the snowball debt to prioritize your debts and get them paid off quicker. Start by organizing them by the annual interest rate. Those with the highest rates (most likely your credit card debt) should be paid off immediately. It does no good to invest money while you are paying 19%+ each year. In a lot of cases, the wisest course of action is to sell any certificate of deposits, savings bonds or other cash holdings and use them to pay the balance. Why? If you owe $10,000 on your credit card and pay 19% interest annually ($1,900 per year), while at the same time, own a $10,000 certificate of deposit at a bank, paying you 4% interest ($400 a year), you would actually save yourself $1,500 a year by paying the debt!</p>
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					<b>Maintain Your Car and Keep Tires Pumped.<br />
					</b> You'll save loads on fuel and detect problems early if you schedule regular maintenance for your car. And keep those tires pumped up: it can save you hundreds of dollars annually.</p>
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					<b>Sign Up for Automatic Savings,<br />
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					If you're not doing this already, it's time to get automatic withdrawals working for you. You can get your RRSPs growing without even thinking about it, when you get a monthly withdrawal taken out of your account automatically.</p>
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					<b>Brown Bag it for Lunch and Breakfast.<br />
					</b> Your co-workers often spend $10-15 daily on lunch, coffees and snacks. A brown-bagged lunch costs between $1-3. If you save $11-12 every weekday, for 52 weeks of the year, you get about $3,000. Not to mention, your lunch will be healthier, tastier, and your lunch hour will be more productive (no running around finding lunch) and can get you out of the office sooner. Win-win-win.</p>
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					<b>Turn a Hobby Into Extra Cash.<br />
					</b>This is often how samll businesses get started. Try it out by monetizxing a hobby on weekends, or at night, and see how popular your services, or products are. If they're a hit, you can phase out of your salaried job and into the one you've always wanted - doing what you love.</p>
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					<b>Save Energy Costs by Sealing Your Windows and Doors</b> This is a no-brainer, but does take some know-how. Spend half an hour at your local home supply store getting everything you need and tackle all the leaky spots in your home. With home energy costs soaring 30% or more in some parts of Canada in 2010, you'll be saving plenty in the coming years, believe it.</p>
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					<b>Consolidate Your Phone Bills</b><br />
					If everyone but the dog has a cell phone in your family, then is there any point in maintaining a land line? If you still want a land line (after all, you've had the same number since 1972), then consider getting all your phone plans on one bill, with all the attendant savings. As a good customer you should be able to finagle your way to a decent prince by bundling.</p>
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					<b>Save, save, save.</b><br />
					Being frugal is the new cool, and saving money is essential to your future happiness. You don;t want to have to have a part-time job in your 70's, or be dependent on your kids. So get a weekly savings plan in place and start monitoring your spending by using an online tool like <a href="http://www.mint.com">Mint.com</a> to track all your spending and show you where you're spending too much.</p>
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