Though both credit cards and impressive pieces of technology have independently become vital parts of our everyday lives, you’d be forgiven for thinking the two would be unlikely to cross paths any time soon. Well, think again. The truth is that card manufacturers have not overlooked the call for modern gadgets to have so called [...]
MtGox and Bitcoin Explained
February 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A Secure Currency Bitcoin is impossible to counterfeit, and has no flaw in the way it is processed. MtGox has not observed proper security protocols, and their internal transactions have been compromised. MtGox is the largest and most well known Bitcoin exchange in the world – or at least, historically, they were. In actuality, they [...]
8 Ways to Spend Bitcoins
January 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bitcoins Continue to Gain Traction For those of you not sleeping at the wheel, Bitcoin has been shaking the foundations of the financial world the same way the internet shook the foundations of traditional copyright laws. An interesting phenomenon that started out much like the internet, few even considered the currency as more than a [...]
Characteristics of Debt-Free People
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Reaching a major life milestone like graduating from college is supposed to fill you with joy, right? But in today’s economy, where college graduates start their adult lives with average debt that exceeds $35,000 (very possibly more than they earn!) it can be a nervous time for them, according to CNN Money. So what’s an ambitious [...]
5 Best Ecommerce Glitches of 2013
December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Price glitches are not very uncommon with online stores. It has often been seen that these retailers are compelled to allow more discounts than they intended to, owing to some reason or the other. For instance, there might be several voucher codes working at the same time, or else a computer glitch itself might slash [...]
Weekly Wrap 06/09/13
September 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week as been truly exhausting! I am excited that Friday has arrived at last and I plan on spending the weekend doing as much as possible to relax! Month end madness is over, the monthly shopping wars are over, so it’s the perfect weekend to have some quality time with friends and family, relaxing [...]
Weekly Wrap 30/08/2013
August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Another week has drawn to a close and with it, another month. The weekend promises to be extremely busy with monthly shopping and paying of bills, but it’s also important to take time to relax and rejuvenate yourself in preparation for the new week and month. We have an exciting selection of leisure reading for [...]
How would you like your own currency?
August 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
Currency and the value of a specific currency changes when you move from one area to another, but the basic use of any currency is for trading, so then would it be beneficial for you to create your own currency? Take a look at BitCoin, it is a form of currency which has recently exploded [...]
Survival without money
August 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We all know that in historical times clans would trade with one another for their basic survival needs, and as technology progressed so did the acceptable means of trading right up to current day where we buy items in stores with money. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries most of the world had moved towards [...]
Weekly Wrap 23/08/13
August 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Another busy week has drawn to an end and it’s time to select your Saturday entertainment. This week has been insightful with a variety of interesting and informative posts. With the end of the month looming ahead it is important for everyone to relax as much as possible this weekend as next week promises to [...]