May 29, 2012 It looks like this years graduates will be rolling in the dough at their grad party — a new survey shows that we will spend almost $5 billion on graduation gifts this year.
May 25, 2012 How many times have you gone to the freezer to enjoy your favorite ice cream, only to find that someone else has beaten you to it? You never have to suffer that torture again , thanks to this ingenious device!
May 17, 2012 If you took Kim Kardashian's word for it, and bought a pair of Skechers to get a curvy backside and great legs, The Federal Trade Commission says that you have a refund coming!
May 17, 2012 When it comes to paying your bills, some people would rather try and make a statement, than to do it the easy way. A client in the United Kingdom was upset with his accountant's fees and decided to express his irritation by paying him in coins. But, in the end the accountant got the last laugh by filing a lawsuit.
May 16, 2012 Thank you, Governor Snyder. A report issued Monday says Michigan's low-income, working families will pay more state income tax next year.
Michigan's reduction of the earned-income tax credit will mean about $244 million more in state income taxes.
Who will be affected?
May 16, 2012 It's the modern way to bank, ATM machines or banking on-line, but what would it be like to go into a bank that had no tellers? A few banks are testing out new systems and the possibility of that happening is very real.
May 12, 2012
May 9, 2012 There weren't many surprises on Fortune’s annual list of the 500 wealthiest companies, but one surprise was the company who didn't appear at the top.
May 4, 2012 Oh, how I wish it was mine! The Michigan Classic Lotto 47 Jackpot winner from Wednesday, May 2nd is most likely someone
close to home. The winning ticket valued at $6,319,677 still hasn't been redeemed but we do know where the lucky ticket was sold, and it's close to Flint!
The benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child have been well-documented. Among other things, it can boost a child’s immunity and help protect moms from several different types of cancer. However, a new study by the American Sociological Review says breastfeeding may hurt mothers in an unexpected way – in the pocketbook.
May 1, 2012 Rod told us about the sofa on wheels this morning. Let me introduce you to the pillow/phone/vibrating friend now on the market!
I was watching this segment on the "Today Show" the other day and a professor was talking about paying kids for good grades. He gave the example of someone running a school where kids come from tough backgrounds and they aren't reading or motivated.
He said let's say administrators decided to give cash incentives for good grades. The idea was to pay $2 every time a child read a book and he used third graders as an example. Is this is a good idea? Should schools pay kids for good grades? Check out the video and take the poll after the jump.
