It’s that time of year when the weather turns crisp and the proud citizens of New York bundle up in their winter gear. But before we head off into the mother of all holiday seasons, let’s take a look retrospective look back at some stories from the past month. Here are some of our favorite posts from around the net, as well as our more popular stories from October in this month’s Mashup.
Quite a few companies right now are relishing in the fact that due to current economic conditions, they are able to get fresh college graduates for not much more than a pretty penny since there’s an influx of well-educated, qualified candidates for a handful of jobs. In short – companies can pay less and still get quality candidates because it’s better to be underpaid than not paid at all.
According to the National Retail Federation’s survey, Halloween costume spending has increased this to 5.8 billion this year compared to 5.07 billion last year. Statistics are showing that each consumer will spend approximately $64.82 each on costumes. So, in order to persuade you NOT to spend $65 on a one-time wear, we’re offering some cheap costume tips as to preserve that wallet padding.
Remember those Friends and Family Sales we were talking about before? Well, here’s another one. If you’re like me, then you’re pretty hard up for some boots for the upcoming, supposedly rough, winter. And if you’re going to have to splurge for some appropriate footwear, you may as well get a discount, no?
We hope you guys are taking full advantage of the low in the stock market right now and buying up bargain stocks for your portfolio. But since stock purchasing can be quite the confusing mass of numbers and fees, we’ve decided to throw together a list of fees that you should watch out for — and some — to avoid when possible.
LifeHacker featured another really cool website the other day called Go To Daily. A cross breed between Coupons.com, Retail Me Not, and a social networking site, GTD is an online shopping community with deals not only limited to food, but to clothing, electronics, books, flowers, gifts, health & beauty — even office supplies.
I was introduced to Credit Karma a few weeks ago at a Quicken media event courtesy of a chance meting with a company representative who gave me the scoop on the site. The prospect of obtaining free credit scores was more than a little bit awesome, so I thought it wise to probe deeper to get an understanding of just how Credit Karma pulled it off. This led to an opportunity to chat it up with Credit Karma\’s CEO and Founder, Kenneth Lin to find out a little more about the company, its goals, and how it\’s able to produce no-strings-attached free credit scores any day of the week. Keep on reading for some behind the scenes info (and a few credit building tips!) on one of the most helpful and beneficial websites to hit the interwebs.
Dreamland Roller Rink has played host to many bright and cheery skate parties, but this weekend Lola Staar and her creepy compatriots, Cha Cha’s and Captain Bob, team up to take ghouls and girls on a walk on the wild side with Coney Island Day of the Dead Extravaganza.
The current rough financial times gets one to start thinking about the availability of interesting and recession-proof jobs — something outside the standard middle management number crunching. I was curious to dig up some jobs that aren’t the most obvious of career paths, but that pay well and offer a foray into an interesting industry. Here are five jobs that are a little off the beaten path, but have room for significant growth over the next five years.
The average American household spent around $40 for Halloween candy last year, and according to The Nielson Company, the price of candy and chocolate has increased this year. For those of you who will be manning the door to hand out goodies to the neighborhood kids, keep your costs low with a few thrifty treat ideas.
