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No taxes? No problems!

June 30th, 2016

Can you imagine a world where no one paid taxes? In a perfect world the cost of the item would be the one marked on the price tag. Imagine taking home more money in your pay cheque! Why do we need to pay taxes anyway? Taxes

Fast Food is it the best Choice?

June 25th, 2016

We have all been there, instead of making a home cooked meal, we decided to go to a fast food restaurant. It seems easier and more convenient to quickly grab a meal while on our way home from work. We tell ourselves we have saved time

Discount Cards – Do you have one?

June 21st, 2016

I was pleasantly surprised to receive a flyer with the caption, ‘All Government workers earn cash back with your valucard.’ I was instantly intrigued, what is a valucard and how could I get one? Well after doing a little more research, I discovered that this

Do we need to use plastic bags?

June 16th, 2016

Do you want paper or plastic? This is not a request usually made by the typical Jamaican cashier. Often consumers are not asked as their purchases are often placed in large quantities of plastic bags. There are some stores that don’t package consumers’ goods in

How do you know a ‘good buy’?

June 12th, 2016

Ready, set, shop! The sprinting towards the shelves isn’t so fast anymore as shopping has become a financial strain. Despite having a budget and allotting specified amounts of money to spend, it never seems to be enough. Good Buys hard to find! Since money is a

Is self check out at stores the way of the future?

June 9th, 2016

On a recent visit to the United States of America, I went shopping with friends but I noticed that there were no clerks to check out our items. The registers were there along with ample space but there was no clerk to complete the

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