Most people are pretty familiar with the infamous "Freshman 15". The universal idea is that when you move away from home and/or are off of a set schedule for the first time in your life, you might make some decisions that aren't in your best long-term interests. However, while the solution to putting on some weight is pretty straightforward, other long-term problems created in your freshmen year can be much more complex and difficult to solve.
! There is nothing quite like the holiday atmosphere and all that it entails. That being said, there is one part of Christmas that I will just never understand - presents.
I'm not sure if the book store market near you is as cornered as the one I live in, but growing up near Winnipeg, MB, the monster chain of Chapters came in and destroyed the competition.
With the crisis going on over in Europe, austerity measures going on around the world, and people having to prolong their retirement dreams due to decreased income and terrible market returns, I have been reading a lot of material that focuses on an increasing phenomenon known as "pension envy."