Tag: money

How Many People Do Not Take Advantage of Employer 401K Matching Contributions?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 13, 2014

What’s the first thing you looked forward to after landing your first job?

Getting that first paycheck, right?

And what’s the first thing your parents likely told you to do with that paycheck? Put it into the bank. Save that money for a rainy day. You’ll get married some day, or perhaps you’ll want to retire comfortably.

And then you got that note from Human Resources that said, “Congratulations! You’re now eligible to participate in the company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan!”

So what did you do, hotshot?

Money for Life: Turn Your IRA and 401(k) Into a Lifetime Retirement Paycheck
Money for Life:
Turn Your IRA and 401(k)
Into a Lifetime Retirement Paycheck

Tags Investments, money, Retirement, Save Money

10 Things Travel

Want to retire outside of the US? Avoid these expensive cities of the world

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2014

Living abroad can be relatively inexpensive.

We’ve all heard stories of finding an island retreat overseas, where an oceanside resort home with full staff, food, utilities will run you just $500 per month — who wouldn’t want to live like royalty for just $6,000 per year for the rest of your lives?

The Plain Truth About Living in Mexico:
The Expatriate’s Guide to Moving, Retiring, or Just Hanging Out

Tags 10 Things, money, Retirement, Travel

News

Would you quit your job if you won the lottery?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 18, 2014

We’ve all dreamt about winning the lottery and what we would do.

There’s the ever-popular “buy a house, buy a car, buy an island” aspect of having more money than you would ever know what to do with.

People would become philanthropists. Hermits, Hide from your family and money-grubbing friends.

The Lottery

Tags Gambling, lottery, money, Retirement

10 Things food

For owners, the most profitable section of a restaurant menu is the upper-right corner

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 16, 2014

Eating out at a restaurant — even at a fast food restaurant — can be frustrating at times.

Ever have this conversation at work or with your friends/family?

“So, you want to go out for lunch?”

“Sure!”

“Okay, then where do you want to go?”

Look – you’re the one who said “let’s go out”, so why not try to have an idea or two in your head about some place to head out to? Why do you always leave the suggesting up to one person who may not have wanted to decide themselves anyway?

“Oh, pick anywhere. It’ll be fine.”

Then we’re going to the drive thru. Happy?

Food Service Menus: Pricing and Managing the Food Service Menu for Maximun Profit
Food Service Menus:
Pricing and Managing the Food Service Menu for Maximun Profit

Tags business, food, money, restaurants

food

The Most Expensive Dessert in the World

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 14, 2014

Ordering dessert at a restaurant is sometimes a fool’s errand.

$6 for a scoop of ice cream that you can buy by the carton at the supermarket for $4? A “molten lava cake”? They’re not that hard to make if the contestants on FOOD NETWORK’S WORST COOKS IN AMERICA can make one.

So it’s no wonder that restaurant desserts have some of the highest markup of almost anything on the menu. And no wonder why many restaurants think nothing of serving up a giant slice of chocolate cake for free on your birthday.

MARRY ME White Ceramic Letter Candy Dish

Tags chocolate, food, money, restaurants

How To

What would you do for a dollar?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 11, 2014

What would you do for a dollar?

It’s a fair question. Web Watch has offered $1 to many friends when they said they’d do “anything for money”. Apparently, it seems, a single dollar was not what they had in mind when they made the offer.

We say that if you’re going to offer to do anything for money, you should definitely lower your expectation of what dollar amount is going to be offered to you. What you think you’re worth may not be the same as what others believe.

Piggy Bank

Tags How To, Investments, money, Party Talk, Save Money

10 Things Gadgets Video Games

Top 10 Grossing Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android (July 2014)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 2, 2014

It’s all about the money when it comes to apps. And making money? Well, that’s why we make ’em.

These aren’t necessarily the most popular apps out there – but they are the ones that are raking in the most money – most likely via in-app purchases. And really, is it any surprise that the majority of these hit money-making apps are games? No, not really.

Let’s take a look at who’s making the money this month:

Tags 10 Things, Android, gadget, game, Internet, ipad, iPhone, money, smartphone

10 Things Travel

The 10 Most Expensive States to Live In

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 29, 2014

As you grow older and think about the different places you could possibly move to, a few options regularly come up – Florida? Arizona? Tennessee?

The primary focus tends to be on taxes, and how big of a hit your retirement nest egg could take every year if you choose the wrong state to retire in.

But is that the only criteria you should use when choosing a place to live? Probably not.

Modern Budget Forecasting in the American States:
Precision, Uncertainty, and Politics

Tags 10 Things, money, statistics, Travel