Category Archives: News Articles
Renting to Own…to Good to be True?
Owning a home – it’s one of those things that we’re told we should do from early on in life. Home ownership is considered a status symbol that separates the middle class from the poor class. Wikipedia even states that a core pillar of the … Continue reading
Spirit of the Internet Radio
Are you one of the 8.1 million people who stream music over the internet on a weekly basis? I am, along with most people I know. Recently Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R -UT) and Jared Polis (D -CO) introduced bill H.R.6480 into the … Continue reading
Are People Born Fair?
Are humans born with a sense of fairness built in from birth? Originally it was thought that children go through three big developmental stages. Young kids (2 to 4 years old) are purely selfish, while older children (5 or 6) … Continue reading
The Driverless Future is Now! (Kind of)
Here at Splitwise we talk a lot about roommates, money and fairness. While that is fun and all we don’t spend our entire lives thinking about these 3 things. We also like other stuff, like science and technology. This week California’s governor Jerry Brown … Continue reading
Sodaless in the City
Last week, New York City approved a ban on large sugary drinks being sold at certain vendors around the city that will start in March of 2013. NYC businesses that get inspected and graded by the health department will no longer be able to … Continue reading
Bittner vs Hughes – Nerdtastic Restaurant Bill Splitting
Splitting restaurant bills is an awkward business. In the US and many other countries, most restaurants are unwilling to create a separate check for each guest. As a result, many a lovely night of dining out ends with an awkward … Continue reading
Chick-fil-a – The Pros and Cons of Business Fairness
People are pretty worked up about Chick-fil-a’s president Dan Cathy’s stance on marriage. He was recently asked about his support of traditional marriage being between a man and a woman in an interview for the Baptist Press. He was quoted: “Well, guilty as … Continue reading
Marketplace Fairness Act – Who Really Wins?
There is a bill going through the Senate right now called the Marketplace Fairness Act. It’s a bill that will force online companies like eBay and Amazon to collect taxes on all purchases, regardless which state they are shipping to. Currently Amazon only … Continue reading
Back in February, JC Penney launched an aggressive new ad campaign
Four months later, sales are tanking.
An Interview With JumpOffCampus
Recently, Katie from JumpOffCampus conducted an experiment: what happens if you tape record me talking for 15 minutes, and post it almost word-for-word on the internet? Find out the results by reading the interview on the JumpOffCampus blog (except for the parts that … Continue reading
