Holiday travel will bring increased traffic to the American highways this Thanksgiving weekend. However, with many families still simply trying to operate day-to-day on shoestring budgets, people are expected to plan shorter trips to carve their turkeys this year as a means to save money on fuel and other expenses.
“The world is going to hell in a hand basket!” That’s what you’re constantly hearing from your senile grandmother. It doesn’t matter how many times she insists on wearing that raincoat in the house…you can’t help but think she might be right. What is the world coming to?
Next time you’re out with friends, look around the table. Chances are good you’ll see more beer bottles than wine glasses or martinis, and that’s not a coincidence — a new survey discovered beer is America’s favorite alcoholic beverage.
In yet another bit of cheerful economic news, a quarter of the 1,500 people who filled out Wells Fargo’s latest retirement survey said they don’t plan to retire until they’re 80 years old — two years past the life expectancy of the average American.
Remember the American dream? Well, it might be a distant memory, if one survey is to be believed.
A new poll of 600 Americans found citizens are upset about several issues.