Countless books and internet sites exist to try and help people plan getaways to exotic locations and vacation hot spots for less money. A trip to Vegas for someone concerned with saving money, since it is a town built upon lost money, shattered dreams, and the decomposing bones of those who tried to beat [...]
I don’t remember any immigrant in the recent history who made money playing lottery. But still It’s always fascinating to see the television coverage of someone winning the lottery. Some guy who was pushing a mop for a living yesterday is suddenly on the news being handed an oversized check for some ungodly amount [...]
This post is some what inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s plight to get a proper haircuts as an immigrant in South Africa.
People have a bizarre love affair going on with their hair. They love to style it, comb it, brush it lovingly, and baby it with all sorts of creams, herbal shampoos, and special [...]
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A Word About Penny Stocks: You may or may not have heard the term “penny stocks” before. It almost sounds like an attractive term, seeming to indicate stocks from companies that have just gone public or are just starting out. Everyone’s got to start somewhere, right? The penny stocks of today could [...]
I was struck by an interesting life lesson recently, and it came from the most unlikely of sources; the Disney version of Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. In one scene of the film, little Michael Banks comes across two pence (“tu’pence” in the movie’s Cockney vernacular-pretty much the equivalent of [...]