I came across the other day was a, “Doh! Why didn’t I think of that?!” idea: A Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker. Now, I’m not much of a cocktail drinker, so maybe that’s why I didn’t think of it, but a Brooklyn-based team designed a Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker that’s quite brilliant.

With reports surfacing that more companies are hiring and keeping temporary workers than ever before and the employment rate stalling out, temporary appears to be the new normal. And temporary workers aren’t the only transient within this economy. An innovative company called SQFT is taking advantage of the new “temporary”: matching vacant retail space with businesses that want space for short periods of time.

I go back and forth between revising my budget based on my Quickbooks data to not budgeting at all. Lately, I’ve realized that though I enjoy crunching the numbers, my budget just isn’t reflecting my actual spending. So, I’ve decided to try out the zero budgeting method.

Opening your own enterprise evokes a battle between exigency and excitement. Watching your business ideas be born into reality is a proud, but nerve-wracking experience, which can make legalities and formal matters seem complex.

I’m constantly researching little house plans and have come across quite a few that I absolutely love. Of course narrowing down my choices to just one will be the fun part. However, trying to estimate how much it would cost to build a particular house plan is tricky from a consumer’s viewpoint.