Top 10 best gifts for teen boys: Christmas presents for adolescent guys

Need a gift for a teenage guy? For some reason, many people find it difficult to shop for teen boys. What boys want for Christmas hasn't changed much over the years. They love whatever technology is popular that year. So items on wish lists have gotten more digital and electronic. Here are Christmas presents for adolescent guys. Take this list of top 10 best gifts for teen boys with you Christmas shopping and you can't go wrong.  Top 10 best gifts for teen boys: Christmas presents for adolescent guys | Examiner.com

Budget Christmas shopping: Save money on Christmas presents, holiday gift-giving

Do you have a long shopping list of people to buy Christmas presents for? Spouse, kids, significant others, extended family members, friends, co-workers, gift exchanges, charity gifts--it adds up. But don't worry, here are budget Christmas shopping tips to save money on Christmas presents and holiday gift-giving for everyone on your shopping list.  Budget Christmas shopping: Save money on Christmas presents, holiday gift-giving | Examiner.com

Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange scam: Online chain letter pyramid scheme | Examiner.com

The Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange may look like a fun Christmas activity. But it's a scam that preys on the vulnerable, lonely and gullible, reported the Sydney Morning Herald on Nov. 11. Facebook users are urged to beware of this social media pyramid scheme. The Secret Sister gift exchange works kind of like a chain letter. Requests come from Facebook friends and family to join them for a "secret sister gift exchange." As in a chain letter, you are told to send the letter six friends. You mail a gift to the first "sister" on the list. add your name to the end. Your friends do likewise and you all wait for your gifts to arrive. Only the gifts never come because this is an MLM (multi-level marketing) pyramid scheme. In most cases, only one person collects presents. And the Secret Sister gift exchange scam is illegal for the same reason a chain letter or pyramid scheme is illegal: they are fraudulent.Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange scam: Online chain letter pyramid scheme | Examiner.com

 

Halloween candy alternatives: cheap toys, non-candy prizes for Trick or Treat | Examiner.com

 Halloween is an ironic celebration: all year parents teach kids to eat healthy. They tell them not to take candy from strangers. Then on Trick or Treat, parents dress kids in costumes and tell them to beg for candy door to door! Then all that candy has to be sorted and half gets thrown away. Then kids eat too much sugar and get wild or sick. So, here are 50 Halloween candy alternatives and cheap non-candy Trick or Treat giveaways kids will love. Non-candy giveaways work for kids with ADHD, allergies, special needs or health conditions. Use these ideas for the classroom, scouting activities and Halloween party planning. These ideas will work for Trick or Treat handouts at libraries, banks, businesses, restaurants and any other places. These treats will be less messy and cost effective as well.  Halloween candy alternatives: cheap toys, non-candy prizes for Trick or Treat

Sweetest Day gifts: Romantic personalized presents outside the box and vase

Sweetest Day is the third Saturday in October: Oct. 17, in 2015. As always with holidays, the buzz is on the best gifts for sweethearts said Fox 6 Now on Oct. 15. Stores and advertisers would have you believe romantic gift-giving is about spending big. But remember, there's a lot of competition for your gift buck. The most romantic Sweetest Day gifts are personalized presents. Stores and vendors are ripe with advice about what your sweetie supposed wants. They're sure women want gifts of chocolates, cards and flowers. (Hint, they don't). This Sweetest Day, think outside the box, envelope and vase.Sweetest Day gifts: Romantic personalized presents outside the box and vase | Examiner.com

 

Volkswagon may drop VW CEO Martin Winterkorn in emissions test cheating scandal | Examiner.com

In a wave of trouble, VW may drop CEO Martin Winterkorn in the vehicle emissions test cheating scandal reported Reuters on September 22. Winterkorn, the head of Volkswagen AG, will be replaced after the beleaguered German automaker was found to have falsified emission tests in the United States. This could affect some 11 million cars worldwide. The Tagesspiegel newspaper quoted sources who said Volkswagen's supervisory board would decide Friday on whether to replace Winterkorn with Matthias Mueller, who heads the company's Porsche sports car business.Volkswagon may drop VW CEO Martin Winterkorn in emissions test cheating scandal | Examiner.com

 

United Airlines booted mad lady off plane for refusing to cage bad dog - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

 Like owner, like pet, the video caption could have read. United Airlines booted a mad lady off the plane for refusing to cage her bad dog. Fox News reported on August 17 that the little dog was barking and snarling at crew and so they called in their own "guard dogs" and evicted the angry woman, who was doing her own snarling and barking! A fellow passenger filmed TSA attendants telling the p-o'd passenger to get off and take her dog.  United Airlines booted mad lady off plane for refusing to cage bad dog - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Lambert's Cafe sued for 'throwed rolls' injuries: Man hurt in thrown roll shtick

 A iconic restaurant in Sikeston, Missouri is being taken to court by a patron who claims he was hurt by a thrown roll. Lambert's Cafe bills itself at the "Home of the Throwed Rolls." That's throwed as in tossed: waitstaff lobs dinner rolls to patrons across the crowded restaurant. Patron Troy Tucker was hurt in Lambert's thrown roll stick. He says he got caught in the crossfire and took a roll to the eye. Tucker is suing Lambert's Cafe for his "throwed rolls" injuries, reported Tribune News Wire on August 13. He calls it careless and irresponsible of the restaurant to fling food at customers.   Lambert's Cafe sued for 'throwed rolls' injuries: Man hurt in thrown roll shtick - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? Parents swear Minions curse at kids

Do McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? That's what some claim. And besides the F-bomb, parents swear Minions curse at kids in other ways, reported MSN July 9. The cute little vitamin-B shaped Minions are accused of muttering"Well, I'll be d**ned." Listen to the Minions video here at Youtube. What do you hear? Are Stuart and Dave really blurting obscenities at children?   McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? Parents swear Minions curse at kids - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Patriotic salads, red white and blue vegetables, Memorial Day recipes - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 At Memorial Day or Fourth of July picnics, you can usually find patriotic cookies, flag cakes and red,white and blue fruit. But what about red white and blue vegetable? Here are patriotic salads recipes, RWB appetizers and American themed veggie trays.  Patriotic salads, red white and blue vegetables, Memorial Day recipes - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Graduation open house party: Do's and don'ts for easy, cheap open house

Seems like kids "graduate" from everything these days: kindergarten, fifth grade, middle school, high school and college. And every graduation has an open house party. High school graduation, particularly, gets expensive for parents. A graduation open house may be the final budget blow, on top of other senior costs: invitations, caps and gown, prom, yearbook, gifts. Of course, you want to celebrate, so here are do's and don'ts to host a graduation open house party that's cheap and easy for parents and fun for graduates.Graduation open house party: Do's and don'ts for easy, cheap open house - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free savings apps, shopping apps, coupon apps, printable check registers, organizers - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Looking for April 15 Tax Day freebies? Here's are freebies that save money by helping you get in financial shape. If your financial planning involves closing your eyes, swiping your card and hoping for the best, plan on debt. At tax time, do you dump a heap of receipts on your tax preparer's desk and write a check? Financial disorganization equals financial ruin. Tax Day is the perfect time to get organized. Use free savings apps, free printable checkbook registers and financial organizers and these money-saving tips.  Tax Day freebies: Free savings apps, printable check registers, organizers

Breastfeeding in bathroom pic shows public nursing haters are real boobs - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

People really latched on to Tamar Shugert's "breastfeeding in bathroom" picture, said BuzzFeed March 12. The viral photo showed Shugert nursing a baby in one stall and her husband trying to eat spaghetti in another. The image milked an on-going debate and fed a new one. The on-going question is whether moms should nurse in public or in restrooms. Shugert's photos asks if they even can breastfeed in the bathroom. The photo proved that public nursing haters can be real boobs.  Breastfeeding in bathroom pic shows public nursing haters are real boobs 

Palcohol approved in US, feds okay powdered alcohol despite dangers

A controversial product, Palcohol, or powdered alcohol, was approved for sale and consumption in the U.S. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau cleared Palcohol and makers hope to have powdered liquor available by summer 2015, reported CNN Money on March 12. But booze powder still has to pass individual state licensing and regulatory boards. Given the potential for abuse, that may not happen. Further. Lipsmark, maker of Palcohol, made some wildly intoxicating claims that provoked safety concerns.  Palcohol approved in US, feds okay powdered alcohol despite dangers

Weight loss myths: Obese people can't afford healthy food, junk food is cheaper - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

There are a lot of myths about obesity: what causes people to be overweight, who's responsible for obesity, whether obesity is or should be a disability. There are also many myths about weight loss. These dangerous misconceptions are feeding the obesity epidemic and preventing weight loss.  Weight loss myths: Obese people can't afford healthy food, junk food is cheaper

Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe change ruffles feathers; may scramble Easter sales

 You've got to break a few eggs to make an omelet. But that doesn't apply to changing the Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe, it seems. When Kraft Foods announced it was scrambling the iconic candy concoction. it ruffled some British feathers, reports Market Watch Jan. 12. Cadbury has tried new flavor combinations, but now it's the chocolate itself that's cracked. Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe change ruffles feathers; may scramble Easter sales