With rising gas prices and requests for Americans to use less energy, more companies, governments and schools are switching to (or at least testing) a four-day work week. Experts say it can help businesses cut their budget, increase energy efficiency, and even help reduce overtime, sick time and turnover.

I wanted to take this opportunity to say a few words about the situation we’re in, how we got here, what’s likely to happen in the days ahead and what you should be doing to protect your family’s finances. These are my thoughts alone…not any station’s, network, or website. And while I have more than [...]

The FDIC just released a list of more than a hundred troubled banks.  Is yours one of them?  More importantly… should you care?
The FDIC’s “Troubled Bank” List currently contains more than 100 banks which were recently revealed as having capital issues.  But, let’s just keep things in perspective.  According to the FDIC, during the banking [...]

We all have to do things we don’t like… they’re called chores.  But what if you could take those errands and send them off to India?  It may sound far-fetched, but it’s actually happening.
Companies like GetFriday and AskSunday allow you to hire an overseas personal assistant, typically for around $12 an hour, who will be happy [...]

If you own a small business, you know that the internet can mean the difference between profit and loss. So it pays to make sure that the online part of your business is as good as possible. We found one Internet marketing guru with some simple tips to effectively market your web site [...]

The cellular phone, now used as the one and only phone by 14% of American adults, and Voice Over Internet (VoIP) phones, used by 1 in 7 American adults, are making the landline telephone a thing of the past.
Voice Over Internet, more commonly known by its acronym VoIP, has one major benefit over tradational phone [...]

If you own a small business, you’ve probably considered becoming a corporation. It can be a big expense, especially if you go to a lawyer. But, by doing it yourself, you can save the legal bills.
Companies like Legal Zoom and We The People offer (relatively) cheap incorporating alternatives. You pay around $300, fill out [...]

Most small business owners will face this question at sometime in their careers: Should I incorporate? If so, do I use a lawyer or a web site? INC or LLC? What, exactly, are the benefits to incorporating?
If you think that, by incorporating your small business, you’ll enjoy some form of tax benefit, [...]

Paying your bills online not only saves money, but trees, water and all kinds of other resources as well. But making electronic payments… especially automatically… carries some unique problems as well. Should you or shouldn’t you?

Do you think you know what’s going to happen to interest rates, the economy and the stock market this year? Compare your guesses to those of the experts.

From Amway to Avon, millions of Americans have made it with multi-level marketing. Should you be one of them?

The average American family throws away about a ton of paper every year. So if you can figure out a way to put less paper in your trash, you could figure out a way to put more of it in your wallet.

This hotel kitchen had a tough time finding employees. Until they started looking out their back door. Literally.

Do you have to get a college diploma to land a high paying job? Not necessarily. Making money without a college degree is not an impossibility. Check out these links and see for yourself…

Bankrate.com - There’s no job guarantee in a college degree
CNN.com - 20 great jobs that don’t require a degree
CNN.com - Ten jobs [...]