Having a solid credit score has been important for quite a while now, but it’s actually becoming more important these days as lending tightens up. There’s a reason that the Fair Isaac Corporation — the organization that calculates the credit score that most major lenders rely on — ha...

Calculating dong futures, originally uploaded by james94103. My money is helping...

Bargaining is an integral part of many societies and cultures and a skill you can hone even if you don’t speak the local language. Much of bargaining is based on subtle physical mannerisms and a proper focus, both of which don’t require you to know more than a few words in any language. ...

"); //-- This post was guest blogged by Faisal Khan of Fas blog and Motor Beam. Man is a social animal. According to wikipedia Social refers to a characteristic of living organisms (humans in particular, though biologists also apply the term to populations of animals and insects). It always refers t...

Going over real estate advice on the Internet, it seems the majority says it’s a good time to buy a home these days with the market prices down and all. Not to mention the tax incentives for new home buyers. But if you were buying a new home, you’d have to know all the details so you can...

How does one who is just starting out in the world pay for starting out? I am currently a senior in college who is looking for a job. While I have yet to find one, I am still nonetheless concerned about where I will be living. Namely, I'm concerned as to how I'll be able to pay for everything. I go ...

A collection of everyday items made outrageously expensive. Hopefully these items are strictly for marketing/PR purposes as it would be a shame to waste this kind of money on such crap. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have a million dollars you probably only thought about the cars...

Just hours before I was set to send off my syndicated porn column this past weekend, an email came through from the magazine that carries it that read, "Thanks, but no thanks. We no longer need you." It turns out the magazine has a new publisher who doesn't want any syndicated content in the publica...

Times are tough. Library funding is down, library use is up, and people are asking more and more questions demanding more and more time from their public library staff. In response to these increasing demands on library resources, Library Development staff at the Washington State Library have been c...

Every Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. Today we're recommending books about food and its relation to the environment . Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms  (by Nicolett...