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When you’ve spent the majority of your life filling your home with cherished belongings and their accompanying memories, the idea of downsizing your home can seem more like the destruction of all of those years. In reality, the process of downsizing can be cleansing, liberating, and financially beneficial. About 43 million Americans move every year, many of whom choose to move into a smaller space. If you aren’t convinced yet, continue reading to learn about the financial upsides you’ll see … Continue reading “Downsizing Your Digs: Why You’ll Benefit Financially And How To Start”

As Millennials age, more and more are beginning to pursue a variety of investments. However, not everyone in this generation is handling their investment plans wisely, and the results could affect the economy at large. Initial Investment Funds Despite being the youngest generation actively looking at investing, Millennials might be lacking in some of the basic financial knowledge necessary to plan for investment. Millennial spending patterns tend to not be the most conducive to saving for future investments; Millennials are … Continue reading “Millennials And Investing: What Mistakes Are They Making?”

While businesses can certainly enjoy a quick climb to success, most take years or even decades to become fully established. Any entrepreneur knows that in order to keep a business afloat, managers must focus not on short-term aspirations, but on long-term goals. In other words, your business plans should be sustainable. With rising sea levels, warming global temperatures, and a mounting marine pollution crisis, sustainable business plans might have to also incorporate environmental sustainability. More and more, consumers expect companies … Continue reading “4 Simple Ways to Make Your Marketing Techniques More Eco-Friendly”

Since the passing of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, otherwise known as DTSA, trade secret litigation has been having a profound impact on industries both domestic and abroad. The changes to trade secret law have had far-reaching implications for many areas of daily life, even if the direct effects are not felt by most citizens immediately. Domestic Changes: Increasing Filings Since 2016, trade secret litigation has had a greatly increasing presence in domestic litigation and legal issues. Following … Continue reading “Trade Secret Law Impacting Industries Everywhere”

Vaccines are crucial to the continuation of humankind: if not for Maurice Hilleman, who spent his life inventing and developing vaccines for illnesses that plagued children, the child and infant mortality rate would be unimaginable; if not for the discovery of the influenza vaccine, countries across the world would lose countless citizens every year. In the U.S. alone, vaccines are estimated to prevent nearly 2.5 million unnecessary deaths each year. We know that they’re important and that we have dozens … Continue reading “Saving Lives: How Vaccines Are Created And Developed”

There may be a nationwide construction worker shortage, but that doesn’t mean that the industry isn’t thriving. Estimates from the Associated General Contractors of America show that there are currently 670,000 commercial construction companies that employ more than 7 million workers all across the country. In fact, construction workers are actually among the top occupations rated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for projected job growth over the next decade. In some ways, the shortage of labor can actually … Continue reading “SheHerWork Creates Much-Needed Construction Gear For Women”

The way people eat food hasn’t changed all that much, but the way people are receiving their meals certainly has. For instance, the number of fast food restaurants in the U.S. has more than doubled since the 1970s, and American consumers are spending more than $500 billion on restaurant dining each year; $200 million of that is spent on takeout and delivery. Additionally, 34% of Americans visit casual dining restaurants once a week and more than 200 million U.S. consumers visited a … Continue reading “Digital Food Delivery Services Becoming Much More Popular Across the Globe”