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Money the Cause of Most People’s Stress – Surprise!
by Charles W. Bryant | October 1, 2009
A new poll was released this week by Reader’s Digest (I know) that revealed the major causes of stress for people in 16 different countries. The majority of the folks listed money, which I’m assuming means a lack thereof. I doubt if the stress came from having so much money that you couldn’t find a place to store it.
Malaysia led the way in money stress, with 58 percent of those surveyed listing it as their number one. China and Singapore tied for second place at 55 percent, and the U.S. of A. was third with 48 percent listing money as their main stressor. Russia, France and Italy were at the bottom for money stress at 15, 18 and 19 percent, respectively.
The last time I moved houses, I realized that I’d accumulated quite a collection of half-used blushes and eye shadows, along with clumpy mascaras and stubby eye pencils. I hated to toss out a pretty penny’s worth of old makeup, but it turns out that it was the right decision.
Like food and wine and even perfume, makeup has a finite shelf life. After a while, makeup harbors bacteria that can lead to infections like pink eye and cause irritating blemishes.
Paying with your cell phone rather than using a credit card or cash
by Marshall Brain | October 1, 2009
Starbucks has a new iPhone app that lets you pay for your coffee using your iPhone instead of a credit card: It seems like it is more trouble than it is worth. But other inventors and companies are also trying to eliminate credit cards by integrating the functionality of a card into your cell phone. [...]
The photos of Liu Bolin are pretty amazing – Here is one set: Liu Bolin…The Invisible Man… This guy paints himself… no trick photography … no photoshop …he just paints himself… The following image gallery has 18 photos. Look for the “Next” and “previous” buttons hidden on the right hand side: The invisible man: Liu [...]
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How do you measure happiness? How do you measure it on a national scale? Tune in as Josh and Chuck discuss Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness index in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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