When it comes to life's big stressors, losing your job is right up there with getting a divorce or having a death in the family. It can be hard to pick yourself back up and move on with your life. Added onto all of the practical stresses of becoming suddenly jobless are a whole bunch of emotional ones: losing a job means a huge hit on your self esteem and your sense of worth.
Whether you think they're strange, funny, sad or just plain silly, here are some snippets of odd news from around the world
If you've worked up your budget this year and haven't found room in it for a trip, you probably see the summer laid out in front of you like a blank sheet of paper: bright and empty. But not having the budget for a vacation doesn't have to be the end of the world. Struggling to get along? You can still do something special to keep your --and your family's-- morale high this summer.
As North Americans we LOVE our coffee. It would be fair to say that the start of my day just isn't the same without a cup of dark roast with a splash of cream and a half teaspoon of sugar.
It really amazes me that with all we have in the form of technology some people still have a really hard time adhering to even the most rudimentary levels of communication. I try very hard to make sure I communicate as best as I can because I hate it when someone doesn't reply to an email or return a phone call.
We've all been at the receiving end of bad customer service at one time or another. It's incredibly frustrating, particularly if you're not able to resolve the situation immediately. So it festers in your mind until you just can't take it anymore and decide to write a letter of complaint.
Following in Chrysler's footsteps, General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Monday. North of the 49th it's a bit of a different story. Unlike GM in the States, GM Canada will not be filing for creditor protection.
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been following Susan Boyle of "Britain's Got Talent" fame that she's been admitted to a clinic suffering from exhaustion just one day after placing second in the competition that many predicted she would win.
The months of June, July and August are traditionally the busiest time of year for moving, particularly for families who want to have everything moved in and settled before the start of the new school year. If you're facing a household move this summer, read on for some tips to get you started on the road to your new home.
It was officially announced today that Facebook has sold a 1.96% stake for 200 million dollars to Digital Sky Technologies. If you do the simple math this values Facebook at roughly 10 Billion dollars. While this is short of the 15 Billion dollar evaluation that Microsoft effectively gave Facebook back in 2007 the numbers remain mind boggling.
