According to a recent study conducted by Charles Schwab, today’s teenagers in the United States have huge expectations about the type of wealth that they will build as young adults. Of the 1,000 teenagers that participated in the survey, boys on average expected to be earning $173,000 a year while girls expected to be earning $114,200 annually. The reality is,…
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Save Money On Gasoline And Move America To Energy Independence
When gasoline prices are high, nobody wants to be fuelish. High gasoline prices act like an additional tax on American families. According to the Department of Energy, passenger cars and light trucks account for almost 42 percent of U.S. oil consumption and are a major source of air pollution. By doing these simple things to reduce gas mileage, you can…
Financial Training For Teens Makes Dollars And Sense
According to a new poll, as they get older, a growing number of American teens own credit and debit cards-and the way many manage them has some people concerned. For example, among teens ages 13-14, only 5 percent reported owning credit cards. Yet at age 17, the percentage of ownership climbs to just under 10 percent and then doubles again…
Terrific Ways To Stay Hydrated And Healthy
Dehydration is among the most common heat-related dangers for children and adults, so making sure your family meets their daily fluid intake needs should be at the top of your “To Do” list. Dehydration can cause dizziness, nausea and weakness. “The human body is made up of about 60 percent water and can experience dehydration with only a two percent…
World Cup Betting Update
For many years there has been an argument in sports circles regarding the partaking in sexual activity prior to and leading up to a game, match or prize fight. I mean even in the movie Rocky 1 the Italian Stallion had to say “Yo Adrian no fooling around” the night before he met Apollo Creed in the square circle. Word…
Want To Stay Lean Think Green
Think losing weight on an all-you-can-eat diet is the stuff of infomercials? Think again. Obese subjects placed on a vegan diet -excluding meat and animal products, but not limiting calories – lost more weight than a control group that followed a low-calorie, low-cholesterol diet, in a collaborative study by George Washington University and Georgetown University. The veg edge: approximately 13…
Migraines And Women
Migraines occur far more frequently in women than in men. In fact, in adult women the rate of frequency is roughly fifteen to seventeen percent, whereas in men it is only about five percent. Studies have concluded that estrogen withdrawal is a key factor in migraines related to menstrual cycles. Twenty-five to thirty percent of all women in their 30s…
Business Opportunity And The 80 20 Rule
In business and opportunities the 80/20 rule can be utilised much more frequently and to your advantage. In every walk of life the 80/20 rule seems to hold dominance. 20 percent of actors rake in 80 percent of the wages. 20 percent of sportsmen win 80 percent of the prize money. 80 percent of your business comes from 20 percent…
Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage parenthood is by no means a new social phenomenon. Historically, women have tended to begin childbearing during their teens and early twenties. During the past two decades the U. S. teenage birthrate has actually declined (Polit and others, 1982). In the late 1950s, 90 out of 1000 women under 20 gave birth as compared with 52 out of 1000…
Seven Secrets Of Millionaires
Secret One: Decide you want to be prosperous and decide that you will do whatever it takes to achieve this goal. In deciding this you are deciding to take action that will change your life. Understand that prosperity does dot just mean being rich or wealthy. It encompasses all things like happiness, health, wealth, life goals and more. Secret Two:…