Thursday, November 8, 2007

Friday's story ideas

Holiday shopping online. Will high gas prices keep more people at home to do their shopping this year?

And speaking of high gas prices... why not "telecommute" to your job? More and more people are working at home via their computers. Find someone in your market who rolls out of bed and has a ten foot commute to the laptop.

Does diet soda make you gain weight? Some studies indicate that your liver gets so tied up trying to metabolize the chemicals in diet soda that it doesn't have time to deal with the real calories...which then get stored as fat.

Internet taxable items. Ever notice that some stuff you buy on the net is taxable while other things aren't? What's the law in your market?

The Great American Smokeout is coming... but studies show that people aren't quitting any more than they did four years ago. Meanwhile, companies begin marketing "feminine" cigarettes to women.

Shopping for a mortgage. Can't be easy these days. Explore what that mysterious credit score means. Talk to a mortgage broker and find out how to improve your chances.

Reminder: Veterans Day is almost here.... have you lined up your heroes yet?

And just a thought... will department store Santas get lists of deadly toys so they don't promise them to little children?

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