Is tipping anti-capitalism? An Australian traveller talks about his frustrations and criticisms of the practice of tipping at restaurants in the USA.
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Is tipping anti-capitalism? An Australian traveller talks about his frustrations and criticisms of the practice of tipping at restaurants in the USA.
Right now has a lot of people feeling disappointed, discouraged, distraught, and a lot of other ‘dis-’ words that don’t make us feel good. Money is short, tempers are on edge, and it’s easy to forget what matters most in life. I came across an article recently that discussed 10 things we could do to feel rich in a down economy.
Baidu is certainly a major growth story, however it got slammed by a major drop of 22% in the markets earlier this week when some reports out of China reported that it was doing something that even in China is considered to be very serious.
An excellent counterpoint essay arguing against this nation's overwhelmingly popular "early retirement" obsession.
Some of the most basic tenets of personal finance are incredibly simple. But, as Uncommon Cents points out, they're not always easy.
This one’s for the buyers: when you’re looking for a new home, you have a lot of options. Today’s market is all about you. So why should you choose to buy a Buy Owner home? Take a look at these six reasons, which just scratch the surface of the Buy Owner value:

For months, the gold market has been in a tug of war between two camps: Hedge funds and other institutional investors and speculators have been bailing out of gold futures contracts to raise cash, while individual investors have been hungry buyers of gold coins and bars.
Whether you are a blogger or just enjoy reading blogs online, you may have wondered how much bloggers earn from blogging and whether all the effort is worthwhile from a commercial or alternative revenue perspective. If so, then read on
Through November 21, 2008, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) year-to-date return was -36.4%. Since last December 11th when Class A shares hit its record high of $151,650, it has lost nearly half its value closing at $77,500 on Thursday; its lowest level since August 2003. This has not gone unnoticed by shareholders. Some investors have lost confidence in the ability of BRK to pay its debts.
Public sector net borrowing increased in October by £1.4bn in a further sign of deteriorating government finances.




