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American Snack Food Secrets
Filed under: Food & Drink, Shopping, Weird & Wonderful
Canadians have a special relationship with American snack foods. While we haven't always had access to the full snack spectrum our southern cousins enjoy, many of them (Jiffy Pop, Cracker Jack) are long-time favourites of ours. What's less well known are the back stories behind many of these product. Discover their fascinating origins in our gallery of Snack Food Secrets below:
8 Products the Facebook Generation Won't Be Buying
Filed under: Family Finances, Shopping, Weird & Wonderful
With every new generation come new preferences and buying habits. But the latest generation to come of age, Generation Y or the millennials as they're also known, will be making starkly different choices than their parents and grandparents did. Young people born between 1980 and 2000 are confronted by economic meltdown, large debts, and difficulty finding their first jobs. As a consequence, they're not spending as freely as previous generations. Pair that with technological advances and recent lifestyle shifts, and it's easy to see that their buying habits will be different too.
To capture these changes, Wall Street 24/7 has put together a list of items whose future is less than rosy. Cars, land-line phones and televisions were all a part of the North American way of life for more than a century, but they're not always going to be. Because young people have alternatives that they prefer.
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Read the full story at 24/7WallStreet.
To capture these changes, Wall Street 24/7 has put together a list of items whose future is less than rosy. Cars, land-line phones and televisions were all a part of the North American way of life for more than a century, but they're not always going to be. Because young people have alternatives that they prefer.
CLICK THE PHOTO FOR A GALLERY OF THINGS GENERATION Y WON'T BE BUYING
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Read the full story at 24/7WallStreet.
Caine's Arcade: An Accidental Cash Mob?
Filed under: Video, Entrepreneurship, Shopping, Weird & Wonderful, Small Business
Forget "Yes We Can!" America's new slogan should be, "Yes We Caine!"Perhaps Caine Monroy is America's most industrious nine-year-old, and had filmmaker Nirvan Mullick not stopped by Caine's dad's east L.A. autoshop to pick up a new door handle for his car, the world may have never discovered the genius that is Caine Monroy -- or at least, not this early in the boy's life.
Phone Still Beats Social Media as Marketing Tool: Research
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Shopping
Guess what? So Facebook isn't the be-all and end-all communications tool, after all. The good old telephone, even if some of its mobile incarnations, is still winning the battle for consumers' hearts and souls.As the internationally known British marketing research company, Intersperience, found, we have come to view young consumers as "self-contained Facebook addicts who only communicate by text." If this were true, it should be very easy for companies to reach them with a few clever viral campaigns and self-service customer help desks – so why isn't it?
World's Rarest Items: From Comics to Blue Jeans
Filed under: Shopping, Weird & Wonderful, Auctions
When art thieves pull off a daring heist, we're once again reminded of all the valuable treasures locked away in dusty university and museum vaults. This time around it appears that burglars were after ancient Chinese jade, and they must have been very motivated indeed, striking twice in two weeks at two separate universities in the UK.
Our colleagues at Luxist.com takes a peek inside the world of the uncommon and elusive. From wine, coins and jewels to jeans, pets and food -- they reveal the world's rarest items in each of 18 categories. Click through the gallery to see which prized possessions made the list -- and what makes them so special.
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Our colleagues at Luxist.com takes a peek inside the world of the uncommon and elusive. From wine, coins and jewels to jeans, pets and food -- they reveal the world's rarest items in each of 18 categories. Click through the gallery to see which prized possessions made the list -- and what makes them so special.
CLICK ON PHOTO TO LAUNCH WORLD'S RAREST ITEMS GALLERY
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Spring Clean the Smart Way: How to Be Fast and Efficient
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, Health, House & Home, Shopping, Weird & Wonderful, Your Home
It's that time of year when no matter how busy we are, we get theurge to exile every last stale winter dust specimen from our homes. Perhaps it's the extra light we're getting throughout the day that shows up the excess particles floating around. Or could it be with the arrival of spring comes the instinctual urge to renew and refresh? Whatever it is, a thorough clean is something that takes a lot of time, which most of us don't have. I spoke with Molly Maid franchise owner and cleaning expert Amelia Mackie to get some tips on how to be efficient and pick priorities during a spring clean.
1. Set goals and get organized
Being prepared and setting attainable goals are important to keeping your sanity. Make sure you have all the necessary cleaning tools before you start and make sure you have time to finish each task. Organize your work into smaller jobs, like cleaning level by level or room by room.This way, focusing on smaller areas can be less intimidating. Draw yourself a cleaning task map, so to speak, and your journey will be a smooth one.
Helpful tip before you start: Decluttering is probably one of the most important tasks to perform prior to spring cleaning -- it's the only way to clean efficiently and effectively.
Thrift Store Shopping: The Smart Way to Get a New Spring Wardrobe
Filed under: Economizer, Shopping
How do you balance financial responsibility with fashion? Despite what magazines tell you, you don't actually have to spend thousands of dollars on your closet.
There are ways to save money and still have new, on-trend items. One of the best ways is to find them via thrifting. Thrifting allows you to find items you want for a price that is often much lower than retail, even brand new items that are still in the store. People discard items very quickly due to boredom, the fit or the bother of dealing with a store return.
Thrifting requires a little strategy and some planning. Some thrifters suggest making a list, some prefer to keep an open mind. There are some basics to consider before you start thrifting.
How to Shop For Spring Cleaning Supplies at the Dollar Store
Filed under: Economizer, House & Home, Shopping
When you're shopping at the dollar store, it's tempting to pick up more than you need simply because the prices are so good. However, just like any other store, many of the cleaning supplies they sell can be safely left on the shelf. Trust me, your home's cleanliness won't suffer and, more importantly, neither will your wallet.Here's how to shop for spring cleaning supplies at the dollar store.
uShip.com Makes Sure Ship Happens: Inside 'Shipping Wars'
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Budgeting & Planning, Entrepreneurship, House & Home, Real Estate, Saving, Shopping, Technology, Weird & Wonderful, Television, Small Business, Pop's Wallet, Your Home
Marc Springer used to sell Harley Davidson motorcycles, but then the economy took a dive and people didn't buy as many man toys as they used to. Springer's income was dwindling rapidly, so it was time for him to move on -- now what?"I was a teamster truck driver back in my early 20s and I always had this burning desire to drive the big trucks. It was something I always wanted to do and it just never happened. So, when I began to strike out on my own I thought, 'Well, I've got zero income and zero working capital, how do I start a company?"
His wife reminded him that he had a leaf blower sitting in the garage and suggested he go clear the lawns in the neighbourhood. But Springer thinks big, so he began extrapolating how many employees he'd need to do all the surrounding neighbourhoods and quickly realized he'd need a trailer. But when he went on Craigslist looking for a trailer, he found a 1999 frieghtliner truck with a 20 foot flat-bed.
"They wanted $20,000 for the [trailer] and I thought, 'You know, I think I'm just going to buy a truck.'"
He booked a load the day he bought the truck and was just going to use his contacts in the scrap metal business to haul scrap metal in Seattle and the surrounding area, until he hit the internet and found a veritable trucker's Shangri-La.
"I was looking to fill the truck with scrap and I was doing pretty well at that, making decent money and one day, I was on the computer wondering, 'How do you find loads? There's got to be a better way to do this. How do these guys find the freight to get on their trucks?'"
That's when he stumbled onto uShip.com. It opened all the doors to all of the business opportunities he enjoys today, including becoming a reality TV star as the handlebar mustache sporting, big-rig driving, cast member of A&E's Shipping Wars.
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How to Eat Out on a Budget
Filed under: Bargains & Freebies, Video, Bargains, Economizer, Saving, Shopping
Julia Scott of Bargain Babe says a tough economy doesn't necessarily mean you can't eat out."Look for coupons in the mail or on the restaurant website," says Scott. "And two words - happy hour. Portions are huge. Split an appetizer and entree instead of two full meals."
To hear more of Scott's tips, check out the video below.
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