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You’re Drowning in Cash: What Would You Do?

09/20/2012 at 1:34 pm

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- There really is no such thing as easy money unless someone leaves you a windfall or you somehow get lucky and win a lottery jackpot. And once the dough starts getting delivered to you by the truckload, then what?

CouponCabin.com asked about 2,500 adults what they would do with wealth beyond their wildest dreams and the answers, if not particularly earth-shattering, at least suggest that the newly rich would do more than just fill their garages with Ferraris.

Some of the things they’d consider doing include: read more ≫


iPad Owners Prefer Broken Nose over Shattered Screen?

09/20/2012 at 12:19 pm

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A root canal is a painful experience, but according to many iPad owners, not as painful as breaking an iPad.  A new survey finds 32 percent of iPad owners say accidentally breaking their device would be more painful than having root canal.

Forty percent say accidentally breaking their iPad would be more painful than getting in a minor car accident. read more ≫


Many iPhone Owners Admit: iClumsy

09/20/2012 at 12:05 pm

Regional Express(NEW YORK) -- Apple fans are looking forward to this Friday when the company releases its all new iPhone 5, but if past iPhone use is any indication, many of those folks will damage their device within 12 months.

A survey conducted by SquareTrade, a technology protection plan provider, finds 30 percent of current iPhone users have damaged their device in the last 12 months. read more ≫


Cigarette Tax Burdens Low-Income, Doesn’t Deter Smoking

09/20/2012 at 9:53 am

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Higher cigarette taxes may be financially hurting low-income smokers rather than making them more likely to quit, according to a new survey by researchers at RTI International.

The survey, which looked at more than 13,000 people living in New York state, found that lower-income smokers in the state spent nearly a quarter of their household income on cigarettes compared with an average 2 percent spent by wealthier New York smokers. read more ≫


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