I think this is obvious and also not an entirely irrational phenomenon. It's probably most evident in sales professionals. Being "attractive" not only gets you in the door but incites the client to give you more eye contact and pay more attention to you - and by extension, your product or service. Those people are going to be more successful and make more money on average.
But it's not just about looks - the study lumped together those who looked "attractive and more capable looking." This has to do a lot with dress, posture, expression, tone, and grooming - it's not just about being pretty vs ugly.
Of course, we're biased, but http://coupsmart.com is a great way for smart phone users to get coupons delivered to them for products they actually use. Check it out before you head to the checkout. :)
Thank you again Zorcy,
Ok, I get the rest of the reciepe but, I have no idea on how to sprout all that dry whole corn. I have no access to a garage to lay the corn all out on a wet blanket. Any other ideas. The evenings are getting pretty cool around her now too. Grinding it is no problem, I have a course corn meal grinder. I have two four gal. buckets for freminting. I see there is no yeast in this, i guess the malt is replacing that. How long do you let this work. And then you still it like shine RIGHT... Can I add some chared oak to the final product for color and flavor??. Any other tips???
Size 4 1/2 here. :-) I just bought a great pair of sneakers in the kids' department at Target for $14. The same shoe in the women's sizes was $30! Sometimes it's worth it to have small feet.
If you are planning to have both parents work outside the home, the cost can be $100,000 per child before they hit first grade. I estimate I spent $100,000 per child on day care alone during the first six years of life alone. Be sure you can factor in the cost of child care when planning for a child, and if you are thinking about moving know what the cost of child care is in your new area. It can vary within region. I moved 45 miles and found my day care costs increased by several hundred dollars per month.
The (childless, or with a stay at home parent) pundits suggest timing your child's birth for the end of the year to take maximum advantage of tax benefits. However, if you will be a dual-income family it would be much savvier to plan for the birth shortly before the deadline to start school. That extra year of daycare for those who miss the deadline can be $15,000+.
Zorky
Thanks for all your help. I will have to do some math on this though. I have a three gal bucket for ferminting. No way a can do 50 gal, my wife will kill me..... LOL
Reenating Civil War. Artillery... What a hoot... All that wool and period tents and food. I love it.
Good comments! And Courtney, your observation reminds me of another article I saw recently in Newsweek called "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful" (http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/don-t-hate-me-because-i-m-beautiful.html). It essentially says that pretty women are often seen as "too feminine," and therefore unsuited for leadership positions. Interesting thoughts on the other side of the coin, as you said.
I've read similar stories but I'm a little surprised that it translates to high school students as well. When I think of the "smart kids" from when I was in high school, I think of the gawky, poorly dressed nerds. The attractive students were the ones that goofed off and did poorly in school (jocks, cheerleaders, etc).
And though I believe some of the studies I've seen regarding workplace success and beauty, being an attractive young female in an engineering career certainly hasn't done me any favors. Though people generally like my personality, I think they might see me as less capable (potentially the bimbo-type in a male-dominated workforce) even though my work has always been great quality. Of course, things may be very different at other companies.
Just an observation from the other side of the fence.
Fantastic tips. Frugality is an important subject for all, of course. But young people (living on smaller salaries and often strapped with debts) can benefit the most from learning how to save.
But young people should also know where to invest. My strong opinion: themselves! That's why I believe Diversification is For Old People. You should invest every dollar into making YOU as productive and valuable as possible.
Hey David- great article! Reading through these suggestions, I thought 'how nice would it be to do some of these while you're still employed!' Building relationships, de-cluttering your life, and starting a hobby are healthy things everyone should try to balance.
Gregory Karppersonal finance columnist for the Chicago Tribune suggests spending just 1.5% of your gross income on the holidays, including gifts and travel. I always thought that was a good, personalized guideline.
I absolutely agree that when it comes to shoes, be willing to invest in several high quality styles that you can wear with just about everything in your wardrobe. If they are comfortable and go with everything, your price-per-wear will be greatly reduced. Great article!
Cannonman
You could malt the corn. Get it damp and let it sprout. Then lightly toast it to kill the budding plant. This is the recipe from Popcorn Sutton, great read and videos on him.
"25lb coarse ground white corn meal — 1/2 volume of your barrel/container
50 lbs of sugar — 1lb sugar per gallon of water of total volume
1 gallon of malt — can be corn, barley, rye or combination. A gallon container of corn is about 6.5lbs. Might be different for barley or rye. I use a gal ziplock freezer bag full.
(variation on this recipe includes the addition of a couple gallons of wheat bran to cap it off) I didn't mention the water amount because it's basically measured by how full the barrel is. It's slightly short of 50 gals because you have to leave enough room in the top so the 50lbs of sugar won't over fill it. But, if you are making "less" than 50 gals of mash, you can just use the full volume of water cause you will have room. The impact of this on the recipe is negligible.
Boil the water and pour it over the cornmeal to cook it in really good. When it cools enough that you can hold your hand in it (about 140-150f) stir in your sugar and malt and stir it up really good. Leave it for a day..then check it to see if its working. It should have capped up and be sizzling/frying on the top. Then you stir it in one last time and leave it to work off. "
Its just moonshine, use corn if its cheap. You can get by with sugar if it is not. I think rye is a great addition for flavour. If you reenact, what battle?
I have just taken the Amtrak train from Homewood, Illinois, to Champaign. It was on time and a great, relaxing ride. Tomorrow I'm taking it to Union Station in Chicago and hope the same. Also I hope there is food service because it's such an early train, and the hotel I'm staying in doesn't serve breakfast until 6:30, which is half an hour after our train leaves, and boy do I need coffee in the morning to get me going. I've taken trains in Europe---Italy, the UK and France, and yes, they are perhaps superior in some ways to ours, but Americans are spoiled with thinking air travel is so much more luxurious. That just isn't true. Trains are relaxing and you are right about the leg room---I had to pay $39.00 on United to upgrade to Economy Plus on a trip back to Chicago from NY, and the extra leg room was minimal. It would be great if train travel in this country became popular again, then perhaps the airlines would drop their ridiculous prices for domestic flights. One can fly to the Far East cheaper than from Chicago to LA.
That's a great feature. I used to have a credit card that did that and you're right: it made me feel A LOT better about any purchase. Wonder why more CC companies aren't doing it...
Hey Matt, thanks for adding a few more benefits. You're right, using a family plan on our cell phone has saved us considerable amounts of money over the last 10 years.
Except for the month my wife went over by a few hundred minutes, but that'll be the topic of a different article....
Phew, if college tuition is already 30K for certain public schools, then by the time my kids reach that age, it'll probably be closer to 50K. For 4 years that is already 200K. I'm going to estimate 500K to raise a kid...sigh.
I would love this opportunity to attend a blog conference! I am new to blogging and could use lots of tips. Your talk on competition may very well answer some questions I've had for quite awhile. I'm also interested in learning about how to attract a sponsor.
I'm actually quite disappointed in this article. As was pointed out, all but 2 or 3 of the above are available by simply living together. Heck, half of them can be summarized as "sharing expenses," which can be done by having a roommate.
I am recently married, but I lived with my wife for nearly 4 years before tying the knot. We already had joint checking accounts, multiple service discounts with our insurance agency, and owned a house together. Most of our married friends were in very similar situations as well before marriage.
And, as others have pointed out here, this is also assuming a recognized heterosexual marriage. Although some insurance agencies do allow "partnership" benefits, it's fairly uncommon.
The author of the article clearly made a number of assumptions that are less common in modern society. Or, perhaps he/she was stretching to come up with 10 things. That being said, here are a few that being "together" with my wife has benefited us financially:
1) Having dual incomes and resources has allowed us to make joint investments, such as purchasing and fixing up a rental property. Either if us individually would have been unable to afford to do so.
2) Switching to a family plan with our mobile phone provider has saved us quite a bit of money - both in monthly costs and in the free mobile-to-mobile calls to each other. The author does state lower utility costs, but only covers the general cost savings in splitting bills with someone. The discounts of a family plan are quite a bit steeper than that.
3) Simply taking advantage of each other's strengths has helped us to save money. My wife is very good at clipping and keeping coupons, and basing where we shop and where we eat dinner on the coupons we have. I was always very bad at that, so I indirectly benefit from her coupon proficiency.
Of course, none of the 3 items above require you to be married - they are simply benefits of living with someone.
Check out http://www.sumballo.com - it looks like they are just getting started, but pretty cool concept.
I think this is obvious and also not an entirely irrational phenomenon. It's probably most evident in sales professionals. Being "attractive" not only gets you in the door but incites the client to give you more eye contact and pay more attention to you - and by extension, your product or service. Those people are going to be more successful and make more money on average.
But it's not just about looks - the study lumped together those who looked "attractive and more capable looking." This has to do a lot with dress, posture, expression, tone, and grooming - it's not just about being pretty vs ugly.
Of course, we're biased, but http://coupsmart.com is a great way for smart phone users to get coupons delivered to them for products they actually use. Check it out before you head to the checkout. :)
Thank you again Zorcy,
Ok, I get the rest of the reciepe but, I have no idea on how to sprout all that dry whole corn. I have no access to a garage to lay the corn all out on a wet blanket. Any other ideas. The evenings are getting pretty cool around her now too. Grinding it is no problem, I have a course corn meal grinder. I have two four gal. buckets for freminting. I see there is no yeast in this, i guess the malt is replacing that. How long do you let this work. And then you still it like shine RIGHT... Can I add some chared oak to the final product for color and flavor??. Any other tips???
Size 4 1/2 here. :-) I just bought a great pair of sneakers in the kids' department at Target for $14. The same shoe in the women's sizes was $30! Sometimes it's worth it to have small feet.
If you are planning to have both parents work outside the home, the cost can be $100,000 per child before they hit first grade. I estimate I spent $100,000 per child on day care alone during the first six years of life alone. Be sure you can factor in the cost of child care when planning for a child, and if you are thinking about moving know what the cost of child care is in your new area. It can vary within region. I moved 45 miles and found my day care costs increased by several hundred dollars per month.
The (childless, or with a stay at home parent) pundits suggest timing your child's birth for the end of the year to take maximum advantage of tax benefits. However, if you will be a dual-income family it would be much savvier to plan for the birth shortly before the deadline to start school. That extra year of daycare for those who miss the deadline can be $15,000+.
Zorky
Thanks for all your help. I will have to do some math on this though. I have a three gal bucket for ferminting. No way a can do 50 gal, my wife will kill me..... LOL
Reenating Civil War. Artillery... What a hoot... All that wool and period tents and food. I love it.
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Good comments! And Courtney, your observation reminds me of another article I saw recently in Newsweek called "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful" (http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/don-t-hate-me-because-i-m-beautiful.html). It essentially says that pretty women are often seen as "too feminine," and therefore unsuited for leadership positions. Interesting thoughts on the other side of the coin, as you said.
I've read similar stories but I'm a little surprised that it translates to high school students as well. When I think of the "smart kids" from when I was in high school, I think of the gawky, poorly dressed nerds. The attractive students were the ones that goofed off and did poorly in school (jocks, cheerleaders, etc).
And though I believe some of the studies I've seen regarding workplace success and beauty, being an attractive young female in an engineering career certainly hasn't done me any favors. Though people generally like my personality, I think they might see me as less capable (potentially the bimbo-type in a male-dominated workforce) even though my work has always been great quality. Of course, things may be very different at other companies.
Just an observation from the other side of the fence.
Sweet! I'm so glad, Anna!
Fantastic tips. Frugality is an important subject for all, of course. But young people (living on smaller salaries and often strapped with debts) can benefit the most from learning how to save.
But young people should also know where to invest. My strong opinion: themselves! That's why I believe Diversification is For Old People. You should invest every dollar into making YOU as productive and valuable as possible.
Thanks again.
The Skinny On
Another very informative article.
Now I know mustard making is not worth the effort!
Thanks Marla Walters for doing the investigative work for us.
Hey David- great article! Reading through these suggestions, I thought 'how nice would it be to do some of these while you're still employed!' Building relationships, de-cluttering your life, and starting a hobby are healthy things everyone should try to balance.
Thanks for posting!
Tim
I have used one of your dressing recipes and it was very good..I used Wanna Be Ranch Dressing without the Fat...very good.thnx
anna
http://amcneese.blogspot.com
Gregory Karppersonal finance columnist for the Chicago Tribune suggests spending just 1.5% of your gross income on the holidays, including gifts and travel. I always thought that was a good, personalized guideline.
Melissa Tosetti
www.TheSavvyLife.com
I absolutely agree that when it comes to shoes, be willing to invest in several high quality styles that you can wear with just about everything in your wardrobe. If they are comfortable and go with everything, your price-per-wear will be greatly reduced. Great article!
Melissa Tosetti
www.TheSavvyLife.com
Cannonman
You could malt the corn. Get it damp and let it sprout. Then lightly toast it to kill the budding plant. This is the recipe from Popcorn Sutton, great read and videos on him.
"25lb coarse ground white corn meal — 1/2 volume of your barrel/container
50 lbs of sugar — 1lb sugar per gallon of water of total volume
1 gallon of malt — can be corn, barley, rye or combination. A gallon container of corn is about 6.5lbs. Might be different for barley or rye. I use a gal ziplock freezer bag full.
(variation on this recipe includes the addition of a couple gallons of wheat bran to cap it off) I didn't mention the water amount because it's basically measured by how full the barrel is. It's slightly short of 50 gals because you have to leave enough room in the top so the 50lbs of sugar won't over fill it. But, if you are making "less" than 50 gals of mash, you can just use the full volume of water cause you will have room. The impact of this on the recipe is negligible.
Boil the water and pour it over the cornmeal to cook it in really good. When it cools enough that you can hold your hand in it (about 140-150f) stir in your sugar and malt and stir it up really good. Leave it for a day..then check it to see if its working. It should have capped up and be sizzling/frying on the top. Then you stir it in one last time and leave it to work off. "
Its just moonshine, use corn if its cheap. You can get by with sugar if it is not. I think rye is a great addition for flavour. If you reenact, what battle?
I have just taken the Amtrak train from Homewood, Illinois, to Champaign. It was on time and a great, relaxing ride. Tomorrow I'm taking it to Union Station in Chicago and hope the same. Also I hope there is food service because it's such an early train, and the hotel I'm staying in doesn't serve breakfast until 6:30, which is half an hour after our train leaves, and boy do I need coffee in the morning to get me going. I've taken trains in Europe---Italy, the UK and France, and yes, they are perhaps superior in some ways to ours, but Americans are spoiled with thinking air travel is so much more luxurious. That just isn't true. Trains are relaxing and you are right about the leg room---I had to pay $39.00 on United to upgrade to Economy Plus on a trip back to Chicago from NY, and the extra leg room was minimal. It would be great if train travel in this country became popular again, then perhaps the airlines would drop their ridiculous prices for domestic flights. One can fly to the Far East cheaper than from Chicago to LA.
That's a great feature. I used to have a credit card that did that and you're right: it made me feel A LOT better about any purchase. Wonder why more CC companies aren't doing it...
Hey Matt, thanks for adding a few more benefits. You're right, using a family plan on our cell phone has saved us considerable amounts of money over the last 10 years.
Except for the month my wife went over by a few hundred minutes, but that'll be the topic of a different article....
Phew, if college tuition is already 30K for certain public schools, then by the time my kids reach that age, it'll probably be closer to 50K. For 4 years that is already 200K. I'm going to estimate 500K to raise a kid...sigh.
I think it cost's as much as you have :)
I would love this opportunity to attend a blog conference! I am new to blogging and could use lots of tips. Your talk on competition may very well answer some questions I've had for quite awhile. I'm also interested in learning about how to attract a sponsor.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I'm actually quite disappointed in this article. As was pointed out, all but 2 or 3 of the above are available by simply living together. Heck, half of them can be summarized as "sharing expenses," which can be done by having a roommate.
I am recently married, but I lived with my wife for nearly 4 years before tying the knot. We already had joint checking accounts, multiple service discounts with our insurance agency, and owned a house together. Most of our married friends were in very similar situations as well before marriage.
And, as others have pointed out here, this is also assuming a recognized heterosexual marriage. Although some insurance agencies do allow "partnership" benefits, it's fairly uncommon.
The author of the article clearly made a number of assumptions that are less common in modern society. Or, perhaps he/she was stretching to come up with 10 things. That being said, here are a few that being "together" with my wife has benefited us financially:
1) Having dual incomes and resources has allowed us to make joint investments, such as purchasing and fixing up a rental property. Either if us individually would have been unable to afford to do so.
2) Switching to a family plan with our mobile phone provider has saved us quite a bit of money - both in monthly costs and in the free mobile-to-mobile calls to each other. The author does state lower utility costs, but only covers the general cost savings in splitting bills with someone. The discounts of a family plan are quite a bit steeper than that.
3) Simply taking advantage of each other's strengths has helped us to save money. My wife is very good at clipping and keeping coupons, and basing where we shop and where we eat dinner on the coupons we have. I was always very bad at that, so I indirectly benefit from her coupon proficiency.
Of course, none of the 3 items above require you to be married - they are simply benefits of living with someone.