Happy Easter! No one has given me any chocolate rabbits or Easter eggs as yet. So please feel free to send a few at your convenience. This was a very quirky week which was mostly spent working on an assignment. A few business ideas popped into my head and I hope to test a few… Read More »Weekly Report – 8 April 2012
Anybody from the Caribbean would tell you that Easter in the Caribbean is synonymous with kite flying. Everybody had a kite. Boys, girls, babies, mothers, fathers, aunties, uncles, grannies and grand dads. Kite flying was big and it was a free activity that brought the family together. But yesterday when I looked outside I could… Read More »Where Are The Kites?
Late last year, the Huffington Post reported that in 2010, the average student loan debt in the USA was $25,250. I’ve read many stories of students completing their undergraduate education with over $50,000 USD in debt. Personal finance and how to manage student debt should be a compulsory “course” at all colleges and universities. Failing… Read More »How To Manage Student Debt
During a recent baby boom at my workplace, I thought about how first time mothers adjusted to a new baby. The nine months of preparation make you very conscious of the fact that it’s not about you anymore. Instead of budgeting solely for yourself, you have to start short-term budgeting for a baby. My plan,… Read More »Short-Term Budgeting For a Baby
Do you every ponder if a deal on an item that you want to purchase is really a deal? As I talk to more and more people, and I hear their experiences, I’m convinced that all deals are not deals. It’s cricket season in the Caribbean and the Australians are currently in Barbados for a… Read More »All Deals Are Not Deals
Credit card data theft is very real. There are people out there desperate for your credit card information and they are taking all of the steps they can to get it. The most recent hack targeted Master Card and Visa credit cards which were used in New York taxis and parking garages. One important question… Read More »Are Credit Card Machines in Taxis and Parking Garages Safe?
April is here and the first quarter of 2012 is over. Of the eight items listed in my goals for 2012, I can happily say that I’ve achieved some of them. Complete my MBA – Still in progress, but it’s going smoothly Make Odd Cents bigger and increase its popularity – Still in progress, but… Read More »Weekly Report – 01 April 2012
Is it just me or are food bills in Barbados just ridiculous? It seems as though everything is just sky-rocketing through the roof. You have to eat to live, so you have to grin and bear it. Or do you? There are many ways that you can save money on food, but you must be… Read More »Five Ways to Save Money on Food in Barbados
In recent times, there has been a lot of talk about how businesses can reduce their expenses. I agree wholeheartedly with this and I understand the concern. But what has been suggested is laying off staff and reducing wages by ten percent. This I do not agree with. Believe it or not, the employee is… Read More »How Businesses Can Reduce Their Expenses
This was a crazy week. I sucked at managing my time, which made everything go crazy. I’m behind on studying, writing posts and working on new stuff for this blog and the Caribbean travel blog. However, I’m going to do some serious catching up today. Favourite Posts of The Week of 18 March 2012 Finding… Read More »Weekly Report – 18 March 2012