Utter Frustration at ACE Hardware

We all know that large chain stores often pretend to reward customers. If stores really wanted to reward customers they’d offer discounts off current purchases, but that almost never happens. Instead, most stores reward customers by providing coupons or gift cards valid towards future purchases. They know that the customer will be lured back into … Read more

Paypal is Ticking Me Off

PayPal has a number of policies that really tick me off. For starters, they will not allow two PayPal accounts to utilize the same credit card. My husband and I have our own PayPal accounts but only one credit card. Originally my husband’s account was associated to the credit card, but when I won some … Read more

The Relationship between Money and Happiness

There is a fundamental human desire to want more. When you get a 3% raise, you wish you’d gotten 5%, but if you’d gotten a 5% raise you’d be disappointed that it wasn’t 8%. Social scientists have been studying the relationship between money and happiness for decades. But the truth is money will not make … Read more