Yesterday, I paid a visit firsthand to Occupy Boston, the local branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I’ve been writing and talking about economics and politics for a while and about the Occupy movement, so I figured it was time to do some primary, field research and go there myself. So what did I
Are you good at putting together the pieces? There’s a lot going on in the world, and individual pieces may not seem like much, but put together they can create an attention-getting picture. Here are a few pieces you need to put together right now. 1. Europe’s financial system is crumbling. Specifically, the European Union’s
At the end of the day, you have to make money in order to pay the bills and stay in business. There’s no avoiding that reality: somewhere, resources must be provided in order for you to do what you do, whether you’re a Little League baseball team or a Fortune 50 mega-brand. In order to
USA Today and Get Rich Slowly both featured an absolutely amazing statistic recently that blew me away: The amount of student loan debt outstanding in the US now exceeds the amount of credit card debt outstanding. Rattle that around in your brain. The legions of people buying crap they don’t need with money they don’t
I once overheard my wife’s co-worker complain that her credit card was shut down because she had failed to pay any of the bills. When she found out about this, she shouted, “They can’t take away my money!” What’s wrong with this picture? To the financially literate, it’s immediately obvious that the line of credit
Grab the beverage of your choice, a quiet place to contemplate, the writing instrument of your choice (paper, pen, iPad, whatever), and ask yourself this very serious question. So serious it’s a deadly serious question, because the wrong answer might literally kill you. What price will you pay for success? What are you willing to
