BUSINESS & PLEASURE
WORDS:YTASHA L. WOMACK

The adventures of the single life don’t just kick in when the
workday is done. In fact, the dating frenzy of single living
has a tremendous impact on work life. Add long office
hours, professional mixers, and happy hours, all part of a
week in the life of the single professional and the chances of
work colliding with romance are more likely than ever.

Last year, singles accounted for 44% of the workforce, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There are currently more single Americans than ever before in U.S. history with 100 million among the socially available ranks. »

FILL'ER UP
WORDS:MEGAN SCOTT

The pain at the pump has been excruciating lately, so much, so that even non-drivers are feeling the impact. Schools are cutting bus routes. Airlines around the world are raising fares; some are even charging us to check a second bag. Even at the supermarket food prices are rising, in part because of the ethanol boom and higher distribution costs. While our overseas counterparts have been paying more for gas for
years (drivers in some European cities pay about three times as much), $4 a gallon was enough to keep us home and trade in our gas guzzling SUV for a more fuel-efficient ride.»