Category: Money
What would you do with $1.5 billion?
Surely I’m not the only one who has passed a few seconds, minutes, or more contemplating what I’d do if I won the current Powerball drawing ($1.5 billion the last I heard). Seems like most people say they’ll buy a new house or car, quit their job and travel, invest, donate to favorite charities, share with … Continue reading What would you do with $1.5 billion?
Fight for $15: Am I confused or are they?
As a retiree, I’m a long way past worrying about minimum wage jobs. The last time I thought about them seriously was when I was looking for summer jobs in high school and college. I’m not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to economics and finance. So I’ll admit I’m a bit perplexed … Continue reading Fight for $15: Am I confused or are they?
Once again, money talks and execs will walk
Back in 2008, when the U.S. government decided to bail out failing automaker General Motors, I was opposed. I thought the company deserved to fail and should have been allowed to fail: GM has been a bloated, failing corporation for decades. While Americans turned to high quality, fuel efficient, stylish foreign cars — and usually paid … Continue reading Once again, money talks and execs will walk
Go with Garamond, reduce printing costs
There’s a fascinating story on the CNN website today. Fascinating, at least, to those interested in reducing printing costs. Hard to believe no one thought of it before. A teenager, 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani, was trying to think of ways to save money and reduce waste at his Pittsburgh-area school. He noticed an increasing amount of paper handouts and … Continue reading Go with Garamond, reduce printing costs
Superdesk and open office: Bad for productivity
The “open office.” It’s the fad in office design these days. According to The New Yorker, some 70% of all offices today have open floor plans. I find that horrifying. I can’t imagine anyone working productively in such an environment, if they can work at all. How does one focus, concentrate, think, when one’s coworkers occupy … Continue reading Superdesk and open office: Bad for productivity