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NEW Halloween activity - Beware the Finance Monsters! - Blog
NEW Halloween activity - Beware the Finance Monsters! - Blog
Students design and decorate a classic monster - with a financial twist. These foul creatures are here to steal all your money, so you’d better be prepared to fight back.   Materials: Student Templates. There are 5 different templates, plus a blank template.
·ngpf.org·
NEW Halloween activity - Beware the Finance Monsters! - Blog
Do employers use LinkedIn to evaluate candidates? - Blog
Do employers use LinkedIn to evaluate candidates? - Blog
Question of the Day for teachers and students: What percent of employers use LinkedIn when evaluating a candidate for a job? Daily discussion questions from NGPF, the leading nonprofit provider of free personal finance curriculum.
·ngpf.org·
Do employers use LinkedIn to evaluate candidates? - Blog
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
If a dedicated plate for meatballs wasn’t weird enough, Ikea created tiny beds with NFC functionality that reward you with in-store vouchers if you keep your smartphone tucked in for seven hours every night for an entire week. But the beds are only available from Ikea UAE stores when you spend over ~$200. [Image: Ikea miniaturized its beds for your smartphone, but they’re only available to customers in the UAE. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/ikea_bed.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
·theverge.com·
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
Question of the Day: What percentage of car buyers say they felt pressured to purchase add-ons or extras they didn't initially want? - Blog
Question of the Day: What percentage of car buyers say they felt pressured to purchase add-ons or extras they didn't initially want? - Blog
Add-ons, warranties, and fees, oh my! Answer: 34% Questions: How might feeling pressured affect someone’s ability to make a smart financial decision? Why do you think people agree to extras they didn’t plan to buy, even when they know it’ll cost more? What strategies could a buyer use to resist sales pressure when making a big purchase?
·ngpf.org·
Question of the Day: What percentage of car buyers say they felt pressured to purchase add-ons or extras they didn't initially want? - Blog
Central Planning: The True Economic Chaos
Central Planning: The True Economic Chaos
The only viable option for a thriving economy, the late George Mason University economist Don Lavoie explained, is to enable individual economic planning rather than centralized planning.
·fee.org·
Central Planning: The True Economic Chaos
100 Years of the Motel
100 Years of the Motel
In 1925, the first motel opened on a California highway, ushering in a new era of convenience and comfort for a nation falling in love with the open road.
·nytimes.com·
100 Years of the Motel
Amazon sees faster delivery speeds with hi-tech driver eyeglasses, AI
Amazon sees faster delivery speeds with hi-tech driver eyeglasses, AI
In its relentless drive to bring everyday items to customers faster, Amazon has shifted expectations from two-day delivery to same-day and even within an hour. Now, with robots, artificial intelligence and even eyewear, it is working to pare seconds off each delivery.
·reuters.com·
Amazon sees faster delivery speeds with hi-tech driver eyeglasses, AI