Do you remember any of the New Year’s resolutions you made for 2005? If you don’t, it may not be such a tragedy. After all, you still may have had a good quality of life even if you didn’t get to the gym three times a week, learn a new language or take that gourmet [...]
Before you whip out your credit card, stop and think. America is often called a consumer society, and it’s true. We’re also a nation of credit card debt, which is evidenced by some of these startling facts. We all know that acquiring overwhelming debt is stressful from a financial standpoint. However, it might surprise you [...]
The pre-Christmas period is the peak time of the year for retail sales, and many department and other stores depend on a successful Christmas for their annual profits. There is another side to that coin: the same period is also the peak time for consumer spending. A surge in consumer spending often means a jump [...]
