November 2011

How Chasing the American Dream Has Changed

Thumbnail image for How Chasing the American Dream Has Changed by Kasey Steinbrinck November 30, 2011

Economic events of the past several years have dramatically changed us as a nation. A new survey examining the way we perceive happiness and success sheds light on just how different our point of view on life has become. The 2011 MetLife Study of the American Dream found that challenging times have not yet killed [...]

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Why Black Friday Records Do Not Necessarily Mean Happy Holidays for Retailers or Consumers

Thumbnail image for Why Black Friday Records Do Not Necessarily Mean Happy Holidays for Retailers or Consumers by Kasey Steinbrinck November 29, 2011

Stores and shopping malls were packed last weekend as people scrambled to snatch up Black Friday deals. It was a record setting start to the holiday shopping season and Cyber Monday should set records too. 226 million shoppers visited retailers and purchased products online between Thanksgiving and Sunday – the most ever – and 14-million [...]

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5 Creative Christmas Gift Ideas From the Heart

Thumbnail image for 5 Creative Christmas Gift Ideas From the Heart by Kasey Steinbrinck November 28, 2011

Has the hectic hustle of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the ongoing holiday shopping season drained you of all your Christmas spirit? Fear not! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all shoppers! For unto you is written this day, a blog post about unconventional, heartfelt and pretty unique holiday [...]

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Three Big Benefits of Being Thankful Every Day!

Thumbnail image for Three Big Benefits of Being Thankful Every Day! by Kasey Steinbrinck November 24, 2011

Today we celebrate Thanksgiving with friends, family and plenty of food. Even if your relatives drive you crazy, there will most likely be some point during the day that you feel a warm, fuzzy, happy feeling on the inside. It might not be the wine, or the tryptophan in the turkey. According to new research [...]

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Small Business Saturday – A Refreshing Idea!

Thumbnail image for Small Business Saturday – A Refreshing Idea! by Kasey Steinbrinck November 23, 2011

This Thanksgiving weekend, you could keep your normal Black Friday tradition of waiting outside a big-box chain store for the doors to open so you can fight crowds and snatch up apparent deals. Or you could sit around at home in your underwear eating leftover mashed potatoes and find the same deals. But that’s boring [...]

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Card Review: American Express Gold Cards

Thumbnail image for Card Review: American Express Gold Cards by Mike Dolen November 22, 2011

The following is a credit card review from guest writer Mike Dolen, the guy behind CreditCardForum, which is a discussion board about using credit responsibly. One of the most popular offers from American Express is for their Gold Card. However based on some of the comments I see on my forum, there are people applying [...]

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Preventing Identity Theft at Your Small Business

Thumbnail image for Preventing Identity Theft at Your Small Business by Kasey Steinbrinck November 21, 2011

Identity theft isn’t just for consumers to worry about. It can happen to your business too. The financial security of customers, clients, employees as well as company assets falls on the shoulders of the small business owner, and protection should be a top priority. Developing a solid security policy and taking the right steps towards [...]

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The Future of TV – What’s Next for Your Local Television Stations?

Thumbnail image for The Future of TV – What’s Next for Your Local Television Stations? by Kasey Steinbrinck November 19, 2011

There are a lot of exciting things ahead for the future of television – but we could also lose something that’s been part of American living rooms for decades. Local television stations have struggled under the weight of the so-called Great Recession as well as the changing face of media and technology as more companies [...]

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The Future of TV – A Battle for Your Screens

Thumbnail image for The Future of TV – A Battle for Your Screens by Kasey Steinbrinck November 18, 2011

We are on the verge of big changes in the world of television and entertainment. Take it from me, five years from now the way you watch TV will be completely different. Yet exactly how things will shake out is still very much up in the air. The future of television is right around the [...]

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The Future of TV – Could a la Carte Cable Work?

Thumbnail image for The Future of TV – Could a la Carte Cable Work? by Kasey Steinbrinck November 11, 2011

There’s a lot of moving and shaking in the entertainment industry concerning how consumers like you watch movies and TV. Gone are the days when families gathered around the set to watch their favorite show on one of three networks. So are the days of trying to figure out how to set your VCR to [...]

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