Despite the current financial issues plaguing pretty much the entire world lately, there are still people in the world who have more money than they know what to do with. Some of them use this money to buy ridiculous things for absurdly high prices, which is pretty much the opposite of “fiscal responsibility.” Still, if [...]

Pop culture or major media events often influence peoples spending habits in weird ways, it’s called advertising or something. But sometimes these sales boosts are a little, odd or unexpected, here are 10 examples.  10. Bow Ties  Dr. Who wears a bow tie, an antiquity throwback to a simpler time. And it’s cool when he [...]

Don’t worry, we’re not talking about some diamond-encrusted Barbie or a mini-Lamborghini.  No, these toys are somewhere in a closet and, quite possibly, you might have played with them in your childhood.  They are hard-to-find toys and collectibles that, for whatever reason, are holy grails in the collecting world.  Right now they could be sitting in your [...]

Times are tough these days, and every little way to save a few extra dollars is a welcome one.  While we may try our best to keep up with the Joneses, it may well be that the Joneses are just as broke as you are and are merely hiding it better.  The trick, aside from [...]

More than twenty years after the mass-marketing of the Flowbee, As Seen on TV products are still flying off the shelves. Advertising gurus continue to conjure consumer need by pairing off-the-wall inventions with short, ridiculous commercials. The end result is more money in their pockets and less in ours. Nonetheless, we are all richer for [...]

If you begin any subject matter with the adjective “extreme”, then a particular kind of thought is probably going to form in your mind – and probably not nice thoughts. Add the extreme tag to the fairly mundane and generally ignored practice of couponing and a smirk, if not a full blown out laugh, might [...]

Judging by the many, many, many VH1 specials chronicling one-hit wonders, it’s obvious people love the idea of a musician striking gold once and then fading away into utter obscurity. That one song is usually a hook-laden earworm that won’t leave your head for the next week after hearing it, and thus most one-hit wonders [...]

Arts, culture, stunning architecture, open spaces, shopping galore – Vienna in Austria has it all. All of the above make Vienna a great vacation destination, but what Vienna has and other cities lack is charm. This list barely scratches the surface of things – Vienna really has something for everyone: there’s a place to go [...]

“Hooked on Internet?  Help is a just a click away.” – Unknown The quote truly says it all. When it comes to the Internet, there is nothing that you can’t do. In today’s world, we are run by technology and the flow of updates to already existing technology seems to be never-ending. With that said, [...]

We might like to pretend we’re above the infomercial, but recent research shows as many as 1 out of 3 Americans have pulled their credit cards out during a pitch. The track record of success spans nearly every aspect of business: beauty, personal care, business opportunities, collectables, weight loss products and house wares. The appeal [...]