Most of us have seen the headlines about the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of cleansing the U.S. economy of junk fees, or extra, (read: hollow) costs for purchasing typical products and services.  Indeed, the “Junk Free Prevention Act” aims to reduce or eliminate predatory and unnecessary junk fees in prominent industries. But what are junk fees,…

You’ve surely heard the term “flight shaming” flying around in recent years. And due to a pang of increasing guilt over what air travel is doing to the environment, people and businesses have gradually started to adopt more of a sustainability-focused mindset.  But will the flight shaming movement have any lasting impact as we look…

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past year, you’ve probably been feeling the effects of inflation. After a long stretch of relatively low inflation in the United States and other countries, many are having to tighten their belts as their money keeps buying less.  While everyone’s affected by inflationary pressures in different…

Many jobs require people to travel for work. Professionals such as consultants, salespeople, and journalists are on the move often, and wind up spending a lot of time in hotels. If you’re a lawyer, architect, engineer, doctor, notary or accountant, you may not travel as much, but that does not mean you have to miss…