Relationships are complicated! Not only are men and women wired to think and feel differently, both need to constantly work on nourishing the relationship in order to make it last. While people want to be with the right person to settle down, not all relationships are built to last. Common reasons for failed relationships include communication and compatibility issues, boredom, differences in … [Read more...]

Chemistry is defined as the emotional or psychological interaction between two people or simply that special “emotion” that two people feel when they have a special connection. It is not a connection that you can easily have given that men and women are intrinsically different, physically, mentally and emotionally. These differences cause a divide which gives ladies a hard time attracting and … [Read more...]

 Now this is the face of a man who just loves killing Nazis. Presenting the only World War II soldier confirmed to have killed an enemy with an arrow.When the Krauts invaded Poland, Lt-Col Churchill reenlisted at the age of 34. He’d left the British Army years earlier, the peace of the 1930s unsuited to the mindset of a guy whose first name was “Mad.” He’d go into combat armed with a longbow and a … [Read more...]

Well, not on this site, but certainly in our other life on Investopedia. Our latest CYC Classic piece comes from 2011, and is titled “5 Overlooked Vacation-Planning Trips.” We wrote it for the Christmas season, but it applies at any time of year. That’s why you’re reading it now, in winter.Admit it, your eyes glazed over when you saw the headline. You thought, “Great, this idiot is going to tell … [Read more...]

You see, kids, back in 1982, color photography hadn’t yet been invented Humans are atrocious at assessing risk. That’s why there are mothers who won’t let their kids visit the house of a friend whose parents own a gun, but who have no problem allowing their friends to visit a house that features that child abattoir called a swimming pool, even though Junior is hundreds of times more likely to die … [Read more...]

Includes an attachment for those hard-to-reach places So the Malaysian government has determined that an airliner that was lost over the ocean did, in point of fact, crash into the ocean. Thanks for that. Next up, how was the Empire State Building erected: 1930s-era work crews, or visitors from Tau Ceti?Excuse us as we go off on the absurdity of journalists in general. They deserve it. Last week a … [Read more...]

Can you imagine if the world run out of energy source? The world will go dark, cold and still! Think about it, the daily conveniences you used to enjoy and maybe take for granted because you can easily have them frequently, all gone. How you can easily charge your mobile phones and smart devices when their batteries are empty because of electricity, how transportation is readily available because … [Read more...]

Planning to retire? If you don’t plan to retire, that means you retire to plan. Wait, that makes no sense. Sorry, keeping our metaphors straight is not our strong suit. That would be recycling old posts.One of our favorite Investopedia pieces is the one we wrote about different retirement systems throughout the world. Which countries are “generous” with redistributing wealth, which are less so. We … [Read more...]

Imagine never having to pay for batteries again because you could charge them yourself. You’d save a ton of money in the long run. You could even make good money by offering this as a service, especially when it comes to recharging car batteries, etc. The problem here is that most people don’t have a clue as to how they can go about it… until now. Over the past few years, a very unique product … [Read more...]

“Qwirkle.” “Belfort.” “Ingenious.” These aren’t even real words! The biggest problem with Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar – aside from his repetition, impractical advice, stubbornness in the face of evidence that proves him wrong, unhealthy love of adverbs, repetition, comical overuse of the word “wonderful,” and repetition – is that there’s just too much to make fun of. We can read him only in … [Read more...]

Are you still paying SEO agencies to build your backlinks? Well, that ends today. Let me show you! We know, for sure, the importance of ranking your sites in Google. It can definitely increase your traffic and boost your sales. But, it is never been easy. The process requires time and money. That’s why most of the marketers are paying SEO agencies to build their backlinks in order to rank their … [Read more...]

Andrew and his best friend, Gord That’s the problem with being selective. You accept only the good submissions, or the stupendously awful ones, and pretty soon the number of submitters dwindles to a trickle. Presenting another edition of the Carnival of Wealth, the only personal finance blog carnival worth a damn. Even with only 2 submitters. One of whom is one of the aforementioned awful … [Read more...]

Ready to train new writers to take on the task of writing short Facebook ads. Seeking people new to the business who may be able to come up with fresh ideas. Even with no experience, writers can make around $320 a day in this role. These are remote positions, meaning that as long as you can work the required hours, you can work from home. The businesses that hire our members are all looking for … [Read more...]

From our Investopedia files, a piece about sports labor strife. Which doesn’t pertain to your life unless you’re an athlete, an agent, or maybe a team owner, but it’s an entertaining read. Trust us, we wrote it. Here’s an enticing sample:By 2011, pro football had metamorphosed from popular sport into national obsession. That spring, the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement had expired. The owners … [Read more...]

Struggle is real. Marketers are facing one of the most complicated demands day by day when running their online businesses, and that is ranking their websites on Google. Others would say it is pretty easy as ABC; they just have to create good content, images, and videos. But when they get into the whole process, they will realize that it takes a lot of time. Other than that, having a good content, … [Read more...]

You can’t kill a dead man, but apparently a part-timer can break his streak If you missed last week’s Carnival of Wealth…well, you weren’t the only one.First, the excuse: we use a couple of hosting services to organize the carnival submissions for us. One of those services has been down for a while now, the other one takes submissions and watches them disappear into the ether. So we should have … [Read more...]

In a nutshell, what is Nichexploit? The potential that YouTube has is not hidden from anyone. The problem is that since this has now become a universal truth and everyone knows, the competition on YouTube has increased tremendously. Nichexploit is a tool that does detailed YouTube analytics and puts together a report that will tell you exactly how a profitable a niche is. Put your best foot … [Read more...]

The well of creativity is barely a trickle at this point. Our muse went to St. Tropez with someone younger and better-looking, and that was months ago. Is she ever coming back? We’ll leave a light on. Spend more time at the gym. Buy more flattering clothes. Vacuum the house once in a while. Damn, it would have been so easy to keep her. Cinderella were right, you don’t know what you got (till it’s … [Read more...]