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Nearly 10 million U.S. viewers watch LeBron’s decision
Category: Business Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil
Last Christmas my favorite gift was the book, “Basketball for Dummies.” My family thought I needed it because my 13-year-old son has been playing basketball since kindergarten, wears a size 13 shoe and at 6-1 is already towering over me—all clear indicators that he might one day be a truly viable force on the court. So it only makes sense that I actually understand what I’m watching when he’s out there, instead of simply marveling at how he can move with such alacrity with a ball in his hands, but take three days to unload and reload a dishwasher. Xbox 360 NBA 2K10 is as much a part of our home’s viewing culture as the “Housewives of Atlanta” is. In spite of all this I know virtually squat about basketball (I only made it through two chapters of the book). What I do know is when an average of 9.9 million people pay attention to something, I should be paying attention, too.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Old Spice ad campaign goes viral—and then some
Category: Business Written by Associated Press
The Procter & Gamble Co. brand released more than 180 videos featuring the campaign’s star, ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa. In the videos, he responds personally to online queries or comments from various Web users and some famous ones, including Ellen DeGeneres and Alyssa Milano.
| POPULAR SPOT—This video grab from an Old Spice advertisement provided by Procter & Gamble Co., shows ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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How much income will you need during retirement?
Category: Business Written by Damon Carr
When you think of your life in retirement you imagine yourself traveling the world, spending quality time with family and friends, pursuing simple pleasures, and living the life of ease and luxury. With the children gone and various bills paid, it’s easy to assume that you’ll have sufficient income coming in to maintain your desired standard of living during retirement.
The lifestyle of the majority of senior citizens is anything but a life of ease and luxury. After 30 years of working hard, raising a family, and trying to maintain a quality standard of living, the thing that’s always procrastinated and oftentimes neglected is retirement planning. Creating your desired retirement lifestyle is going to take more than wishful thinking and groundless assumptions. It’s going to take proactive planning and purposeful execution.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Entrepreneurial independent mindset
Category: Business Written by Farrah Gray
(NNPA)—An entrepreneurial mindset is re-emerging in Black America. New-breed entrepreneurs are no longer obsessed with lack of opportunities, but with creatively creating their future out of nothing into something. Necessity is the mother of invention! Becoming self-made gives you a fighting chance.
Is it your dream to become successful, achieve financial independence, earn a lot of money and become a millionaire in five years? My advice? Become an entrepreneur. History is full of entrepreneurs who saw a need, met it and made a fortune in the process. More than half of the world’s self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs or self-employed professionals.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Procrastination and your finances
Category: Business Written by Courier Newsroom
There is a natural tendency to procrastinate when it comes to stressful activities that you don’t enjoy. Combined with a busy, hurried lifestyle and competing demands, however, procrastination can create its own problems, such as stress, guilt and panic. Given the economic environment of the last several years—high unemployment, declining home values, escalating health care costs, complex tax law changes, and bitter economic scandals—many consumers approach finances with a sense of foreboding. Procrastination, here, though, can actually cost you money. The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants offers a few tips on how to keep from procrastinating on financial issues.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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