By Pete on Dec 5, 2008 in Reviews | Post a comment
“The Week in Review: Money Issues” is my weekly blog research on financial topics that define us as Americans, and shape the way we should do business.
One more month until 2009! Holy crap!
It feels like just last week since 2007, but I guess that’s a good thing because this whole election thing was just drawn out way too long, if you ask me! Also, the two things that I wanted accomplished this year, which I had no control of, had materialized at last: 1) the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies came through for me (it’s been a long time coming. Seriously, I was 7 last time it happened [but I was screaming just the same back then]), and 2) The Democrats just won the political lottery (I’m blue, through and through). So before everyone else in the media does their dumb, end-of-the-year cherishing stuff, let me be the first to tell you that I loved this year and hope to have many more like it!
Thank you 2008: except for the $4 gas for a few months, you rocked! Ok reader, enough of my craziness, the following is what else I could scrounge up while blog surfing today … enjoy: Continued
By Pete on Oct 22, 2008 in Bad Spending Habits, Featured | Post a comment
It’s two in the morning, and your solo road trip has lost its luster …
You’re getting sleepy, and you still have 513 miles till you reach your destination. Don’t risk it: get a place to rest for the night. You agree? Ok then, what’s it going to be: a nice hotel or a cheap motel? What’s the difference you ask? I’ll explain …
The obvious answer is that hotels are typically fancier than motels! Is that it — is that the real reason between a $150 and a $25 per-night room? Well, a motel provides lodging in which the rooms are connected to an outdoor parking lot as opposed to a hotel where the rooms are only accessible from within the establishment itself. BTW: Motel was coined as a mix between motor and hotel (somewhere in CA, a long time ago). To El Cheapos like me, motels are the clear-cut winner!
Note: Don’t be afraid of the cheap motel (the movies are full of crap, most of the times). Just because it costs so little to stay the night, doesn’t mean they’re any worse than a HoJo’s (like that place isn’t a dump itself). Use the following advice and you might hack a little more off the tab (maybe “hack” isn’t the best word: remember the Bates motel?): Continued
By Pete on Oct 14, 2008 in Life & Health | Post a comment
Sleep feels freaking amazing!
Not only does it allow you to be a gazillionaire, an intergalactic pilot or a Hollywood playboy; it also lets you become much more productive in the real world! A benefit of this last part: bosses love this type of employee, and are quick to promote people they adore.
We all crave sleep after a long, back-breaking day, but most people have no idea just how much they actually need to be in tip-top form. The answer = eight hours (now stop bugging me). While everyone knows that you’ll feel better after a good night’s rest — your thoughts are clearer, your reactions are faster and your emotions are kept in check — there are other less obvious, but just as important, benefits of sleep that will make sure you’re everyone’s “best friend” at work: Continued
