Consumer

Asking Questions

Consumer, Interpersonal

Resolutions for more Resolution

It’s that time of year, just after new years, when many of us are whole-heartedly living out some new years resolutions.  This year, I am resolving to get in better shape (drink and eat less), read more and to be more productive. Here are the 5 most popular resolutions people make, compliments of 43 Things, [...]

Consumer, Food and Drink

Major GDP Adjustments

Recently the World Bank made some pretty major adjustments to the GDP of both China, India and a few others.  China and India both had GDP reductions of 40% from previous estimates, which is huge.  China went from an almost $9 trillion dollar GDP, to a $5.8 trillion dollar GDP.  The Economist wrote a brief [...]

China, Consumer, Economy

Buying Things Online

I buy a lot of things online, from train tickets to christmas presents, it’s getting really easy and convenient.  For the last two years, I’ve been buying the majority of my christmas presents through Amazon because it’s easy and with Amazon Prime I get it very quickly with no shipping costs. This morning as I [...]

Consumer, Web / Internet