The Sun Maid girl's 'raisins' are growing
walletpop.com — The execs at Sun-Maid are proud that their raisins contain "nothing but grapes and sunshine." But the new animated version of the Sun-Maid Girl in the company's TV ads sports some decidedly unnatural (and perhaps surgically enhanced) additives as well. The grape-picking maiden now looks more like a Barbie Doll in Amish attire. (Submitted by oboy) More...
Kiva: A great Idea That Isn't Exactly What it Seemed
walletpop.com — The online micro-finance charity Web site Kiva rose to be a shining non-profit success story in the recession years. It marries the trendiness of social entrepreneurship with an almost perfect combination of online applications. Except that's not how Kiva actually works. (Submitted by MacBookForMe) More...
The real dish on mommy bloggers, payola and ethics
walletpop.com — Somehow the term became a pejorative for "sell-out." Now moms who blog stand accused at every turn of taking freebies, shilling products while secretly on the company payroll and of profiting from a huge payola system of their own devise. (Submitted by BeShirtHappy) More...
Private college presidents' pay rose 6.5% in 2008
walletpop.com — Even as endowments tanked, employees were laid off, and tuition bills were hiked in the face of decimated 401(k)s and home values, the presidents of the "top" (whatever that means) private college and universities in the United States still managed to take home 6.5% more cash in 2008 than they did in 2007. (Submitted by avizaaj) More...
Recession tales: The workplace is changing forever
walletpop.com — When the 15 million unemployed Americans do find jobs again, they'll return to a workplace that is likely to have grown accustomed to less pay for more work, or at least working less hours in a week. The raises that were once part of an annual employee review, if not entirely gone, will take years to get back to where they were before the recession (Submitted by louiebaur) More...
If George Costanza had an iPhone, he'd use this app
walletpop.com — Users take photos of receipts with their iPhone and the image is then automatically sent to Shoeboxed to be digitally archived and and categorized for expense tracking, reimbursements and deduction claims. A computer takes down the date, vendor name, amount, payment type and IRS tax category before filing away the electronic copies. (Submitted by BeShirtHappy) More...
Beware: 5 Credit-Card Pitfalls to Avoid
walletpop.com — Just when you thought new legislation meant plastic was safe. Credit card companies are finding loopholes in the new Credit Card Act of May 2009. Their motive: Making up for lost revenue and side-steeping the reform. (Submitted by MacBookForMe) More...
23 Things Worth Maxing Out Your Credit Before The World Ends
walletpop.com — Since we're already going out on a limb by suggesting that you'll know when the world is going to end and that you should max out your credit card based on an ancient Mayan prophecy, we decided to explore what would be worth maxing your credit card out on in the event of a zombie uprising. (Submitted by emecks) More...
Bankers party like it's still 2006 - with your money
walletpop.com — The American Bankers Association, a trade group and powerful lobbying organization representing the banking industry, is having a conference this weekend. Because so many of its members received bailout money, it's fair to say that U.S. taxpayers are paying for this party. (Submitted by TalSiach) More...
The Yes Men: Fighting To Save Greedy Execs, From Themselves
walletpop.com — Meet The Yes Men, two wacky guys who pose as regular corporate executives & say in public the things they wish corporations would. They do this by setting up websites cloned to look like the multinational corporations they want to prank, then wait to get invited to big industry conferences. When the invitations roll in, and they do, it's gloves off (Submitted by emecks) More...
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