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Millions of people enjoy playing the lottery. While there are numerous reasons to join in on the fun, most people choose to do so for the chance to win. They believe that they’re going to get lucky and bring home all of that money. The unfortunate truth is that the lottery might not be worth your time, money, or energy. While you could spend a lot of money playing the lottery, there is a risk that you’re never going to earn any money. Therefore, you have to make sure that it is worth it before adding more money to the equation. Should you play the lottery? Is it nothing more than a lost...

There will always be times when employees in your company need to spend money in the course of carrying out company business. In the past, employees have often been expected to pay for these expenses themselves and then claim them back, but a lot of millennials would now find this practice unacceptable . A common alternative has been to give employees access to a company credit card, which gets passed around to whoever needs to use it. Neither of these alternatives is a satisfactory solution to employee expenses.

Reimbursing expenses is very time consuming

Getting your...

A Facebook post about recycling tealights has had an unexpected reaction, with requests from people across the UK wanting to know more.

The Recycled Candle Company posted an image of founder Richard Hills-Ingyon holding a bag of tealights to illustrate that the business can recycle them.

Richard said: “Most people know that we recycle used candles, but we were getting asked more and more about tealights and the possibility of recycling leftover wax.

“We were absolutely amazed by the reaction, with hundreds of people liking and sharing the post, and asking for...

If you are hoping to become more active in 2020, while enjoying some friendly competition at the same time, you can team up with work colleagues and enter a Devon wide walking challenge.

This February’s ‘Let’s Walk’ challenge will encourage employees to get out of the office and raise heart rates a little. If becoming healthier isn’t incentive enough, there are also prizes on offer for those workplaces leading the way in striding out across the county. Individuals can sign up alongside work colleagues and start ‘collecting’ steps! Those who achieve the highest average numbers will...