St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is just a few days away, and to get in the spirit, here is everything you need to know to have the best St. Patrick’s Day. From learning how to cook up the best corned beef & cabbage, to pouring the perfect pint of Guinness, your St. Paddy’s Day will be filled with food, and fun. For those who are looking for […] Read more »

The Christmas Economy

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas are usually the busiest time for everyone. From shoppers to retail stores nationwide and everyone inbetween. It normally starts with the biggest shopping day of the year – Black Friday – and ends late on Christmas Eve. Even with our economy not being the greatest right now, holiday spending during the Christmas season is expected to rise for both […] Read more »

Bizarre Christmas Injuries

More than 80,000 people a year are injured or hospitalized due to injuries they sustained during the Christmas season. These injuries vary from small cuts, burns and falls; however in many cases they can be somewhat severe The team at Suncorp Life Insurance have compiled the most bizarre Christmas injuries we all want to avoid during this Christmas season. That Christmas cracker may look like innocent fun, […] Read more »

13 Christmas Crackers Yule Never Believe

Christmas is an exciting time of the year. With gifts, decorations, music, movies and songs there’s more than enough festive activity to keep us busy! But if you think you’re busy at Christmas then take a second to think of our good friend Santa Claus; he has to deliver presents to 822 homes every second on Christmas day! I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun festive […] Read more »

Giftsdirect.com’s First Ever Christmographic

Christmas is a great time of the year. So many people hustling and bustling to get things done and being so nice to each other. Once in awhile it is nice to look at some of the figures of the holiday for a better view of things. For those doing their shopping online, 77% did it from a desktop in 2012 and we can only […] Read more »

Thanksgiving Spending in 2013

The Trading Academy has created an infographic about Thanksgiving in 2013. We all know the first Thanksgiving was a celebration of the first harvest in the new world that they shared. As the years have gone by, it has become a time of overeating while watching football. There is definitely more to Thanksgiving than that. Check out the amazing facts and the associated costs that […] Read more »

We Love Dads – Father’s Day Infographic

Via: DegreeSearch.org Fathers make a big difference in our lives. Multiple studies have been done on the positive impacts on dads in a home, and we’ve pulled out highlights of a few of these studies. These statistics were found on the website Fatherhood.org, and data was pulled from various studies. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24 million children in America — one out of […] Read more »

Easter By The Numbers

Via: DegreeSearch.org In the United States, we eat enough candy at Easter to put us into a sugar coma. Delicious milk chocolate eggs, hollow chocolate bunnies, Peeps, jelly beans and more. In 2011, $131 was spent on Easter candy per family, or $14.7 billion dollars total. 90% of Americans plan to buy Easter candy this year, whether or not they celebrate the religious aspect of […] Read more »

Ten Fun Facts About Peeps

Via: DegreeSearch.org Whether you love them or hate them, Peeps marshmallow candies are very popular — especially at Easter. For those that enjoy eating Peeps, competitive eating challenges and Peeps recipes abound. But there’s much more to Peeps than just eating them. College students and professors perform scientific experiments on Peeps, artists create Peeps dioramas, and bored kids throw Peeps in the microwave to see what happens. What do you think? Are Peeps […] Read more »