Author: Steven Lome

Understanding Spending Makes it Easier to Save More Spending and savings are opposites sides of the coin. The more you spend, the less you can save.  We spend to buy the things we need: food, clothes, shelter, transportation, education, communications. But most of us spend far beyond life’s basic necessities. We buy everything under the sun, whether we need it or not. We even buy things we don’t want. We spend for five basic reasons: We buy the things we need to live. We buy the thing we want. We shop to pass time with our friends and have fun. We shop to relieve stress. We buy to impress others and to bolster our self-esteem by associating with cool lifestyle brands. When shopping is your preferred form of recreation, therapy, or esteem building, it’s easy to spend too much. Although you may shop for pleasure, overspending almost always has a contrary effect, especially when the credit card bill arrives. News Flash: You’d don’t have to spend a lot of money to realize the recreational and therapeutic benefits of a trip to the mall. The rewards can be inexpensive or even free. You can socialize with friends over a cup of coffee and satisfy your shopping urge without emptying your wallet. As a matter of fact, you’ll derive more pleasure from several small splurges than buying a fancy espresso machine...

Amazon has become the second-largest employer in the U.S, with more than 11,600 people employed here as of mid-June. Customer love to shop on Amazon, specially with they find special discounts on websites like Raise. With the U.S. and China the largest markets for Amazon’s cloud-computing business and its second-largest market for online shopping, the company plans to open dozens of “fulfillment centers” in the U.S. in the coming years. Amazon already has fulfillment centers in Texas, Illinois and Nevada. “Innovation happens when people share ideas,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO. “Amazon Studios’ world-class staff and the production value of this series is going to enable Amazon to open the next generation of fulfillment centers across the country.” Amazon Studios’ first comedy series, “The Man in the High Castle,” premiered in the U.S. on Amazon on June 22, and the series will premiere in other countries this summer. Amazon Studios previously released the movie “Transparent” and the TV series “Mozart in the Jungle.” Amazon Studios President Roy Price said, “We’re thrilled to bring to our Prime customers the groundbreaking stories they love across every platform they love.” Amazon Studios has also acquired TV series “I Love Dick” from writer James Franco, and will produce and distribute “Mozart in the Jungle,” starring Tom Hardy. The original series will debut on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. on June...