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NPR’s Morning Edition today commented on the fact that the mortgage crisis may just be warming up: There is growing concern that the home foreclosure crisis may worsen next year as lenders are hit by a new category of loans that haven’t caused much trouble. Bank analysts say they expect delinquency rates on so-called “option […]
Sometimes you need a theme song. These all-time favorite songs about money will motivate and inspire you – or at least bring back some fond memories!(co-written with Drea) 1. Money, Money–Liza Minnelli, Cabaret (1968) Liza Minnelli and Joel Gray perform this classic in the film Cabaret, based on the 1968 musical written by John Kander. […]
When I was a kid, my favorite game was Monopoly. Now I get to experience it a whole new way with my own kids. Turns out there are quite a few real life business lessons from the quaint old game. 1. You have to ask for what you want. So you passed go, so what? […]
“We’re really wasting time,” says Janet Carmosky, CEO of the China Business Network. Carmosky knows what it’s like to be busy. When not running the China Business Network, a resource geared towards international professionals doing business with China; advising major corporations on their China strategies; or speaking at conferences, she writes about China for publications […]
From Clean Technica: Google.org announced yesterday that it is investing $10.25 million in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The funding will also go towards geothermal resource mapping, information tools, and a geothermal energy policy agenda. While traditional geothermal energy relies on finding natural pockets of hot water and steam, EGS fractures the […]
I posted a while back about the amazing customer service I received at a local furniture store. You may recall how impressed I was with their personal service and attention to the finer details, such as having a plate of warm cookies and a vacuous TV show available to bribe my children into temporary silence. […]
What is it with the biography? I’m not talking about a book or movie, but my own. Specifically, for this very website. So far, the per-hour ROW (Return On Writing) my Business Pundit biography has been dismally low. I’ve stared at this screen for hours, with no blips of inspiration. Just the mocking glow of […]
Today is the first day of school in our house. I sent the kids off with brand new back packs filled with grown-up scissors, wide and college ruled paper, and Vis-a-Vis markers. And I was not alone. Nielsen predicts consumers will spend almost $1.6 billion in back-to-school supplies this year. Despite economic concerns Nielsen forecasts […]
Sports contracts over the years have gotten so extreme that they make even wealthy people envious. It wasn’t always like this, this era of contracts started in the late 80’s with Kirby Puckett being the first player to receive a $3 million dollar contract in 1989 according to the Sporting News. That might not seem […]
Although our most popular holidays find their roots in religion, or the virtues of modesty, humility, family, and an appreciation of one another, we live in an age where these holidays have lost their once-special meaning and have become largely commercialized. While many holidays have simply been corrupted by big business, the impact hasn’t stopped […]
By now, 99% of us are aware of the problem. Cheap oil, whether due to peak oil or not, is over. Starting now, we need to wean ourselves off this expensive fossil fuel and find something sustainable. That is, an energy system that: a) Is not subject to mining, and therefore will not be prone […]
Traditional dogma says black or navy business dress is the best way to express a serious, dominant office persona. After reading this Spiegel article, I’m not so sure: A recent study confirms previous reports that athletes wearing red uniforms win competitions more often than opponents dressed in other colors. According the report, published in the […]
