Point of View

UNITED STATES—What makes the perfect gift? Last week we chatted about the notion of overspending for Christmas, but this week I really want to turn the focus to the notion on what one should or should NOT do when it comes to purchasing gifts. This goes for newborns, toddlers, kids, tweens, teens, young adults, middle-aged adults and the elderly....

UNITED STATES—The Christmas holiday is indeed upon us, and for many Americans were are actively, I mean actively checking our list and making multiple trips to the mall to pick up gifts for those on our lists. In the past, I have ALWAYS been one who has attempted to get a gift for nearly everyone I interact with on...

UNITED STATES—Black Friday 2017 has come and gone avid shoppers. However, I want to recount for all of you how the Black Friday aka Black Thursday shopping experience was for me. Yes, it’s a tradition in my family which we’ve honored for like the past 20 years. So we are professors if you say of the importance of getting...

UNITED STATES—I tell people all the time you don’t understand the stress of Thanksgiving unless you have actually celebrated the madness. I’ve done it several years before in the past, and I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would. I did however prepare several dishes for the household and felt like I worked all day, well...

UNITED STATES—I haven’t talked about this incident because I wanted to wait and see how things would unfold because it was not only a major scar on the United States, but the UCLA Basketball team. Why? Well, it never looks good when a scandal transpires, but it’s worse when the scandal involves a well-known sports team in another country. When...

UNITED STATES—America we work too much. I mean I have heard about so many recent studies in the past few weeks that have revealed that Americans are working more and more, but making less and less. To make the situation even worse is the realization that we are not taking our personal holidays or vacations, and for those who...

UNITED STATES—The turkey trimmings from Thanksgiving have all been carved and handed out, now it’s time to prepare for the next big holiday: Christmas. So what does that mean? It’s time to shop people, the shopping season is upon us and I will admit it can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Why? We get...

UNITED STATES—I was absolutely stunned to realize we’re entering our second week, perhaps third week of November depending on who you speak to and I have not yet seen those infamous Red Kettles from the Red Cross. I love the holidays, especially the months between September and December. For the oddest reason, it seems to be the one time...

UNITED STATES—The kitchen. It can be an intimidating place for many Americans, and as I see it you have three types of cooks. Those who cook for the pure love it, those who hate cooking and those who can’t cook, and I already know what many of you are thinking: the last two sound similar, but they are not!...

UNITED STATES—The biggest shopping day of the year is fast-approaching us. For those not in the know, I’m referring to Black Friday or what has somewhat shifted to Black Thursday. For years, this is the day where those retailers who have struggled all year to turn those numbers that are in the red to black. Retailers can make so...