economy
Economy and the area of production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
What is the consumer price index? It is an economic term that often gets a lot of coverage in financial news but whose actual meaning and definition remains elusive for the average person. The Consumer Price Index definition is officially known as the economic measure that examines the weighed average of the varied prices in a basket of consumer goods and services.
Federal Reserve Recently Boasted About a Robust US Job Market – Is This Fact or Fiction?
During a two-day, end-of-quarter series of meetings late last month, top officials at the US Federal Reserve unveiled their plans in the near future for managing the nation's economy.
Victor TrammellPublished 7 years ago in Journal- Top Story - September 2017
Struggling to Survive
To the outside world, I am a successful, intelligent person with a wealth of possibilities in front of me. However, fear and doubt seem to permeate my every thought throughout the day and I wonder if I will ever find success. I recently completed a Ph.D. in education and have multiple peer-reviewed journal articles to date.
Cody PerryPublished 7 years ago in Journal Ways To Make Money While You Sleep
I am not a fan of MLM companies, primarily because they use good advice to promote bad life decisions. Mostly, they use good advice to get you to throw friends under the bus for shitty product sales—and a commission that is easier earned begging for money on the street.
Ossiana M. TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in JournalCredit Card Debt In America Reaches an All-Time High; Surpasses $1 Trillion Again
Consumers in the good old United States of America have reached a sad milestone in their "buy now, pay later" spending culture.
Victor TrammellPublished 7 years ago in JournalWhat Life Would Be Like Without Cash
For some time now, there has been a speculation about what would happen if cash suddenly disappeared. Many predictions have been made about the possibility of a cashless society, but the truth is that such a phenomenon is not about to take place, despite people predicting the demise of money for over 60 years.
The Tragedy of High School Economics
We were given two options: Take AP Government and Politics or half a year of Economic and the other half PIG (also know as Participation in Government, although PIG may be more fitting for a politics class). Neither option was particularly great. Either work your ass off your senior year in AP for college credit you may not need or be bored out of your skull in the two most useless classes you will ever take. Lacking motivation for anything to do with schoolwork and contracting a severe case of senioritis, I decided to ditch the AP credit for the easy way out.
Samantha StGPublished 7 years ago in JournalThings They Don't Tell You About MLM Companies
If you ask many desperate college students, housewives, and single moms, the bane of their existence is MLM companies. MLM companies, also known as multi-level marketing or network marketing companies, are companies that hire people to sell goods on behalf of them.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in JournalBreak the Poverty Curse Cycle
Are you comfortable with your current circumstances? I asked this of one individual who I shall not name, as the smell of urine and smoke filled my lungs. The individual did not respond. I suppose they had a hard time responding with four kids and police sirens screaming in their ears. Personally, I do not judge individuals for how they live. I have no right to judge anyone because I do not know the adversities that have hindered them from achieving better circumstances. Besides, it’s not like I’m in a better situation myself. But, what I will do is ask you a couple of questions to make you think about the choices you have made and how you have chosen to co-exist with those choices. If it’s one thing I hate, it is to see someone judging someone else. Especially my people. My black people. You see, my people love to judge each other. Whether it’s the shoes on their feet, the hair, or the person they choose to be intimate with. It’s all a competition to my people. A competition that was started by our oppressor. Instead of judging someone, why don’t you try to help them. Show them how certain patterns can lead to certain outcomes. With this method of communication, I only can hope to give them the tools they need to overcome their adversities.
Ashely MoorePublished 7 years ago in JournalBuilding Wealth With myEcon
Greetings, future millionaires and billionaires. Welcome, I'm Chad and I am on a journey to obtain financial independence and I would like to extend to you an open-ended invitation to come along for the ride.
Chad SmithPublished 7 years ago in JournalWhy Are So Many People Continuing to Read Books Despite Living in a Digital World?
In 2015, over 2.6 billion physical books were sold according to the Publisher's Association. This amount means that there has been a 7% increase in the total amount of physical book sales than the year before. This is the key evidence to support the idea that more and more people are reading physical books even though we are in the midst of a digital age.
How To Budget Successfully
Budgeting is not something you typically learn in school, but it is a life skill that everyone needs to know and master. I will show you how I learned to budget as a kid and how I adapted it to my adult and entrepreneurial life.
Alexius McCoyPublished 7 years ago in Journal