I'm sure by now most of you have seen the Mac commercials where the old guy and the young guy stand next to each other and one says, "I'm a Mac" and the other says, "I'm a PC."
If you haven't here's one example of one. There's a whole bunch of different versions
Almost every child in America plays video games, according to this study. I wanted to cry when I read it. I didn't play video games, and about half my friends didn't.
But I'm willing to bet the kids who played video games in my high school class now make more money than those who didn't.
Why?
Before you brave the nasty weather on the way to your car to start your weekend, here's some quick headlines you might have missed this week.
Public places are now smoke free.
Fewer homes sold last month.
The newest iPods were revealed this week.
If you want to hear why Sean isn't a fan of the new iPods or why Jess thinks they sound cool, take a listen to this week's podcast.
My family stopped using a phone landline three years ago. And we are part of a growing market if you read Jess Milcetich's story on the reasons you either keep or ditch your landline. We did it too to save money. But the story made me revisit our cell-phone plan.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't. My mom's an accountant, so believe me I know all the reasons that I should, but it's just so easy not to with everything online.
I monitor my account very closely online and I don't see the need to write it all out too.
I can track every deposit and every expenditure. Minutes after it happens the new balance posts online. My finances are in good shape and I hold on to receipts so I have proof of transactions.
So am I the only one that thinks balancing a checkbook seems a little old school?
Happy Friday afternoon, York! Here's the news that you may have missed this week.
Sellers react to E-bay rule changes.
Restaurant goes smoke free early.
Businesses take steps to reduce energy costs.
Russia, Georgia situation still tense.
And of course you don't want to miss this week's edition of Money Talk. Check it out below.
Today's the last day you can vote for the new name of the business blog.
Check here for the list of possible names and then e-mail me your choice by noon to jmilcetich@ydr.com.
