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Re-Thinking the “Hallmark Holidays”

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Sure, you roll your eyes when the Valentine chocolates are out on December 26th, but come February 14th, the shelves are clear. on V-day 2012! Just walk into your local CVS or Rite Aid and take a stroll down the center aisle. Wait a minute, I just looked up the Valentine’s Day numbers and they are more than DOUBLE that.

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The Economics of Selecting Vacation Days

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Monday, February 20**. These are just a few ideas to think about while selection your vacation days during the 2012 year. Use Holidays Strategically. Here is a list of Federal Holidays. Use them to your advantage. Monday, January 2*. New Year’s Day. Monday, January 16. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. President’s Day.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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In fact buy-and-hold investor Ron Baron (chairman and CEO of Baron Capital) told CNBC on February 5, 2013: “So people are saying … ‘[Dow] 14,000, is it too late?’ I’ve heard predictions that the DOW industrial average will hit 30,000 in the next decade.

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

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The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 You can often take advantage of these to save money away from work or grab some gusto during work. Why do companies offer perks?