Remote work is the new normal for many industries. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many people who are used to working in a school, library, office, coffee shop, car dealership, or any other “in-person” business are finding themselves having to adjust to working from home. That is definitely NOT NEWS. But what IS news is the notion that the work-from-home and employment social distancing measures everyone hoped would be … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Set To Reopen Casinos, Other Businesses Remain Closed
With Las Vegas Set to reopen casinos on June 4, 2020, other businesses remain closed. The Governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak set the date (on a tentative basis) after what has been reported as “two weeks of continued decreases” in new COVID-19 diagnoses and hospitalizations. Reopening Nevada & COVID-19 Case Numbers At the time of this writing, Worldometers.info reports Nevada with having some 7,879 total cases, but following a long Memorial … [Read more...]
Surviving COVID-19: Simple Rules, Observations
Here is a list of survival tactics you should be using to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Plenty of pundits are trying to politicize this global health crisis; what follows has absolutely NOTHING to do with politics and EVERYTHING to do with the survival (financial and otherwise) of you and your loved ones. Articles like this should not be necessary given the amount of publicity and information sharing about coronavirus. But after two weeks of … [Read more...]
Protect Your Credit To Survive Coronavirus
That title is pretty sensational, but there are indications in the American economy that credit scores are going to be very important in the era of coronavirus and COVID-19. That’s not based on speculation; mortgage lenders across America are reconsidering their FICO score requirements for home loan approval, making scores in the mid to upper 600 range less of a sure thing for loan approval than they were previously. For the record, FICO … [Read more...]
Why Are People Hoarding Toilet Paper During The Coronavirus Outbreak?
Why are people hoarding toilet paper during the coronavirus outbreak? This is a phenomenon that is not uncommon in situations that require restricted movement, quarantines, or other unusual measures to contain a problem like a viral outbreak. There is a lot of derision over the panic buying of hand sanitizer, face masks, and toilet paper...what are the underlying causes? Click here to view the latest online and in-store promotions at The Home … [Read more...]