The Five Day Weekend began as a marketing campaign but turned into a rallying cry for overworked Americans. Could the economy survive if we only worked two days a week?
With home prices dropping because of the housing crisis, it can be a good time to buy. But as plenty of people have learned, you need to be sure you understand what your mortgage will require of you before you sign.
Beyond putting words on the page, the self-publisher controls every aspect of authoring -- he or she creates the physical book and actively brings it to an audience. It's a uniquely harmonious and satisfying melding of art and business.
What goes up must come down: This basic rule of the physical world applies to the financial world as well. Periodic recessions are a natural part of any nation's economic cycle. Find out exactly what a recession is, how it happens and what factors can turn it around.