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What Keeps Costco Employees Happy?

Susan Paige / April 21st, 2021 / No Comments

What keeps Costco employees happy? Let’s take a look. Ranked One of The Best Places to Work Costco is a fixture in Glassdoor’s list of “Best Places to Work.” And it made the list again in 2021. It is also a top-rated company by the online job site Indeed. In addition, Comparably, a company that monitors workplace culture and compensation, lists Costco among the best companies...

Posted in: Career, Career and Work, Family, Food and Grocery, General, Money, Personal Finance Tagged with: Costco, Costco interview, Costco Perks, Costco Salary

Going Vegan On A Budget

Allen Francis / October 26th, 2020 / No Comments

Frivolous lawsuits make me giggle. In November 2019, an Atlanta, Georgia-based vegan man sued Burger King for not explicitly advertising that it’s veggie Impossible Burger is fried in hamburger grease to enhance the taste. (In Burger King’s defense, fast food joints are not ubiquitously thought of as culinary havens for vegans.) The man, a strict vegan who doesn’t eat any animal-derived foods,...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Health, Recipe, Recipes Tagged with: budget vegan meal plan, Going Vegan on a Budget

I Refuse to Pay Marked Up Prices Anymore – It’s Draining My Finances

Allen Francis / January 1st, 2020 / No Comments

I haven’t been in a bar in years. When it comes to watching new films, I have become endeared to watching them on-demand at home. It’s convenient, but it is also easier not to be tempted to buy popcorn or soda at concession stands. When I do go to a restaurant, I always try to stick to water instead of buying beer, alcohol, or soft drinks. I may be becoming a lot more curmudgeonly in my...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality, Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, saving money Tagged with: marked up prices

Grocery Rewards Programs: Deep Discounts or Data Mining Risk?

Allen Francis / October 20th, 2019 / No Comments

(Image by Eddie Welker via CC BY 2.0 ) “Thank you for shopping here! Would you like to enroll in our shopper’s loyalty rewards program?” I am always puzzled when I hear this phrase after I pay my groceries at a supermarket counter. There was a time when I had a rewards card, loyalty program or shopper’s appreciation card from all of the major supermarkets. I believed I had to get one. What...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Money, Saving Money Tagged with: Grocery Rewards Programs