Author: BriAlys
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Z-Gallerie Office

What do you do when you feel like spending money, say to decorate your home office, but don’t have the space or maybe you just don’t want to actually spend your money?? Pretend! Visit your favorite website and add all the things you WOULD buy to your shopping cart. Be as creative as you want –…
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Emojis

There’s little reason to carry on conversations any more. Voice calls have been dropping since 2007 (New York Magazine). Sure, FaceTime other video services like Skype have provided cheaper alternatives; text messaging is the new way to communicate. Besides being short, sweet and to the point, Emojis make communication fun! Emojis are small digital images or icons used to…
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Savings Catcher

If you shop at Wal-Mart, no more scanning a million sales papers to see who has the lowest prices. Nope! Wal-Mart has a new program called Savings Catcher. Simply shop and buy what you normally would and scan your receipt afterwards. Wal-Mart searches local stores (Kroger, Publix, Walgreens, Target, etc.) for lower prices and refunds you the…
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STREET by 50

When Beats headphones first came out, I ran out and purchased a shiny new pink pair. A couple of days later, I headed to the gym. The listening experience was awful, mostly because my sweat pooled in the ear of the headphone. This did NOT feel great so I promptly returned them. Yes, they looked cool, but for…
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society

I recently shared a snippet about the sharing economy. While it may be good for consumers, Economist Jeremy Rifkin thinks, “the sharing economy is in the process of eclipsing capitalism, part of a trend towards products becoming essentially free.” Rifkin concludes that, “by 2050, [sharing] will likely settle in as the primary arbiter of economic life…