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Victoria’s Secret Just the Latest in a Tradition of Dumb Consumer Lawsuits

Proud to be an American? There’s reason. We have a beautiful country filled with natural and man-made wonders.…

Drea Knufken · June 19, 2008
Business

10 Reasons People Hate Carly Fiorina

The media didn’t like her. Employees didn’t like her. Wall Street didn’t like her. But she’s back. Carly…

Drea Knufken · June 18, 2008
Business

Does Growing Your Own Food Really Save Money?

(Image credit: fotzepolitic.com) The New York Times today put out a piece on this year’s unexpected rise in…

Drea Knufken · June 12, 2008
Business

How Crocs Rakes in Revenues From Ugly Shoes

Photo credit: www.sethhughes.com At the beginning, there was Croslite. The stuff came out of a factory in Colorado,…

Drea Knufken · June 11, 2008
Business

CEOs Make Money After They Die With Golden Coffin Benefits

The WSJ this morning put up an article about corporate death benefits. It turns out that the grossly…

Drea Knufken · June 10, 2008
Business

Ten Secrets Behind the Apple Cult

(Image credit: guardian.co.uk) Someone recently leaked photos of the new Verizon LG Dare. With full touchscreen capabilities, a…

Drea Knufken · June 9, 2008
Business

10 Best and Worst States for Buying Gas

According to gasoline price authority Gasbuddy.com, some cheap-gas states like Wyoming outdo their more expensive brethren by up…

Drea Knufken · June 9, 2008
Business

Increase Your Compensation With Non-Cash Benefits

Earlier this week we looked at how to make your case for a raise, but what if your…

Lela Davidson · May 31, 2008
Business

New Job Salary Negotiations – 3 Disastrous Mistakes

One of the best ways to increase your salary significantly is by changing jobs or companies. The stronger…

Lela Davidson · May 30, 2008
Business

James Frey Pisses Off Oprah And Lives to Write Again

James Frey has a new book out.  Bright Shiny Morning. After the controversy with his ‘memoir’, A Million…

Lela Davidson · May 14, 2008
Business

“Iron Man” Lessons Of Business

Grossing over $150,000,000 in its first two weekends at the box office, “Iron Man” has come out of…

Jeff Springer · May 12, 2008
Business

Frat Boy Drug Dealers Embrace Technology

How stupid do you have to be to send out illegal solicitations via text message? You’d have to…

Lela Davidson · May 7, 2008
Business

The Sub-Prime Primer

Here’s a funny 45 page slide show that explains how we got into the current financial crisis over…

Ryan · May 7, 2008
Business

Jeans Insurance Serves Micro-niche

Ryan gave us 15 Crazy Ways People Make Money in Today’s Economy. I give you number sixteen: Jeans…

Lela Davidson · May 6, 2008
Business

Falling Star… Bucks: Crisis in Suburbia

Today, Starbucks announced that its quarterly profit has dropped 28 percent. With the announcement of the drop in…

Jeff Springer · April 30, 2008
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