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It only takes $77,000 to be in the top 10% of the world’s wealthiest people

It seems like only yesterday that Web Watch told you how you only needed $47,000 TO BE IN THE TOP 1%, money-wise.

My, how times have changed.

How To Save Money: A 21-Day Challenge To Save $500/Month
How To Save Money:
A 21-Day Challenge To Save $500/Month

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10 Things food

What’s the most satisfying Restaurant Franchise to own?

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business?

It’s one thing to start a business on your own, go into consulting or similar. It’s another to buy into someone else’s concept and try to make a go of it with their marketing support.

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Save the environment: Pee in the Shower! (Everyone’s doing it!)

So remember a while back when Web Watch told you HOW MANY WOMEN ADMIT TO PEEING IN THE SHOWER?

Apparently, we were ahead of the pack with that information, as you may have guessed with this week’s revelation about the benefits that PEEING IN THE SHOWER can bring.

Don't Pee in the Shower
Don’t Pee in the Shower

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10 Things

Worst, Overused Corporate Buzzwords

We all have played BUZZWORD BINGO in our office meetings, conferences, and presentations.

Sometimes those corporate phrases are appropriate. Other times, it’s just a talking head trying to sound more important than they really are.  Everyone knows they have a job to do (one would think), so we don’t need the demotivating words and phrases that oft-repeated without any real substance behind them.

The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk
The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit:
An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and
Just Plain Stupid Office Talk

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food

How much milk does a hand-milked cow produce?

Cow milking world championships are not without controversy.  Who moo?

 

The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
The Small-Scale Dairy:
The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market

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Travel

The least expensive cities to vacation

We’re about to head into the holiday travel season, which – combined with everybody at the office trying to figure out how to use all their available vacation days before the end of the year – results in a whole lot of people going out on vacation at about the same time.

You could head out to the same old destinations you always do, but have you thought about doing something a little different, and maybe save some money doing it?

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Vagabonding:
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

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Some countries believe that marriage infidelity is perfectly okay

Marriage infidelity is not something to take lightly – at least, that’s the message that family, friends, church, the media, and other societal observations have forced upon us.

Many stories have been told of how cheating can ruin lives.

But maybe that’s not always the case, depending on where you live and how you’ve been brought up.

The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal
The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal

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10 Things food

How bad are food prices rising? Pork and beef way, way up

More and more Americans are being hit with higher grocery store bills, and it’s not all due to rising gas prices leading to an increase in transportation costs.

No, you aren’t seeing things when you browse through the “new low prices” sign at the grocery store — those “low prices” really aren’t lower than what they have been. In many cases, those “new low prices” are just a highlight of “hey, we don’t charge as much for this as the other guy is, but it’s still a higher price than you’re used to paying”.

The Economics of Food Price Volatility
The Economics of Food Price Volatility