Trying to avoid tax liability and complex forms, many employers of household workers do not report home workers' income. As a part of the underground economy, they are not included in official statistics.

It has been hypothesized that the underground economy totals close to 9% of all economic activity.

In 1 out of 5 marriages, women are now the "dominant income earner".

Because of changes in female income and education, we have a "New Economics of Marriage: The Rise of Wives" according to a Pew Research Center study.

A hotel suite for $37 a day at Disney World? But you can't stay there.

At Disney's new pet hotel, for $8.00, your dog will get 10 minutes of cuddling.

The path of economic recovery has reached a fork. High end consumers are once again spending much more freely while those who shop at Wal-Mart are not.

Reflecting a new split in consumer spending, Whole Foods has had an increase in same-store sales while a less expensive food chain, Safeway has not.