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It seems like every company these days is going public a.k.a. allowing shares of their company to be available for everyone to buy. One that surprised me recently was plans of a cupcake company, Crumbs Bake Shop, to go public soon. This got me thinking about all the different type of stocks you can buy. Let's see if you can guess which company is selling shares to the public! Take the Quiz Read more
Everyone loves cupcakes, and it seems like the finance world loves them, too! Crumbs Bake Shop, the biggest cupcake chain in the US, has plans to go public, according to the New York Times. Going public a.k.a. doing an IPO or initial public offering means that everyone is allowed to buy shares of the company. As of now, Crumbs runs about 34 stores, but plans to operate about 200 stores by 2014. I Read more
Savvy readers love local libraries, but what if that library went private? This is the reality that several public libraries in cities of California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas are facing because of the latest takeover by L.S.S.I., a private company. CEO Frank Pezzanite said the majority of libraries were "atrocious," because the high level of job security makes librarians complacent. If the Read more
Yesterday I gave you the dos and don'ts of fighting and one of my suggestions was to fight in private. Not only is it important for the quarreling couple to be disturbance free, but fighting in public is sure to make everyone in the vicinity feel incredibly uncomfortable. Now I know that it's easy to let our emotions get the best of us, but tell me, have you ever gotten into a knockdown, drag-out Read more
They can't possibly be real, but they are. Last week GiggleSugar posted a Headline of the Day on the masturbate-a-thon, and I almost couldn't believe my eyes. I did a little more research and found out that these strange events first began in San Francisco in 1998 as a way of breaking social taboos around masturbation and self-pleasure. In case you're wondering, it's exactly how it sounds: a Read more
Dear Sugar-- I have a great boyfriend, who I've been with for almost 1 year. He's a great guy, and we always have a great time together. There's just one thing that bothers me....he is not a passionate guy, or passionate enough to display affection in public. I like PDA, such as kissing in public, or caressing his back. However, he's pretty uptight about it. Once, while we were waiting in line Read more
Public transportation can be a curse and a blessing. On one hand, you're saving money and you're doing the environment good, and on the other hand, sometimes the mass transit system is so disorganized that it's made you late more times than you can count. Every smart commuter needs a hand — here are some apps to make your public commute more enjoyable. Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more
Adele had a major time at the 2012 Grammys, winning six of six categories she was nominated in, but the night was also notable for another reason — her date! Hear about Adele's sweep and see her public debut with her boyfriend in PopSugar Rush. Read more
Adele lets her hair down on the cover of Vogue's March Power issue. The singer just won six Grammys at last night's show and performed for the first time since recovering from vocal cord surgery. Adele opened up about the experience of being forced to stop singing for a time, gave insight into her "big personality," and shared her nervousness about hitting the stage at the Grammys. Here's more Read more
