Feb

24

My Cash Donations: USO and AMC, Servicepeople and Outdoors

February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I do not donate too much money in cash.  For a long time the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) was the only steady donation.  Today I added one to my steady list (at least for the duration of their current engagement), the United Service Organizations (USO).
Reasons for choosing them:

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) - They do provide [...]

Feb

5

Jobless Recovery : Innovation Food

February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Some people measure economy in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  Some others measure it in unemployment rates and number of jobs created.  CNNfn is suggesting that our GDP will recover, but our job market will not (bear in mind our 4.9% unemployment rate is one of the lowest ones in the industrialized world).  I think a [...]

Jan

22

How do we get our cheap goods now?

January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The market slump we saw in the last couple of days is a reflection of a breakdown in one of the most interesting money cycles in history. It seems that American (and other industrialized) consumers have been on a shopping spree for goods produced by emerging economies. Those economies didn’t knew what to [...]

Jan

16

Turning a Recession Into An Opportunity

January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There is no denying that recessions are not good for anyone. People and companies are cash strapped and are afraid because they do not know when things will get better. Recessions do not give any reasons to celebrate about them.
Recessions, however, provide opportunities. Proactive people pick up themselves from the sad [...]

Dec

24

The Arbitrary $200k, and Its Problems

December 24, 2007 | 3 Comments

Many presidential candidates (or potential candidates) talk about raising taxes for those above a certain number, or lowering them for those below a certain number (or both).  They essentially draw a line and separate people in two groups: rich and not-rich.  There are many reasons why I believe this does a dis-service to this country.  [...]

Dec

13

It is not only about being Smart: Being Smart is Too Easy

December 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

This society seems to value “smart” people. I don’t value being “smart” that much, however.
Smart is something perceived, or observed by others, in my opinion. There are many ways in which it can be perceived, but more often than not it is on instantaneous things and not on long term effects, or execution. Execution, however, [...]

Jul

11

Got Junked

July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

I have been delaying a good basement/garage cleaning. Some things are just difficult to dump on the regular weekly trash pick-ups: tires, appliances, de-humidifiers and A/Cs, exercise machines, etc. That was the kind of stuff I had accumulated over the years and had neglected to dump. I am putting some things in [...]

Jun

28

Cheap as Cheap Gets - China Imports Tainted Fish

June 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

Today, the news in CNN say that the FDA finds a widespread case of poisoned fish from china. Earlier in the month, they discover tainted toothpaste.
For a long time the US economy has enjoyed a long period of extreme consumerism and low inflation. Traditionally the more people buy of something (more “demand”), the [...]

May

1

Piggybacking on Your Neighbor’s WiFi

May 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

In another May Day inspired article (one that goes along the laborious mind of the common people) I pose the question of the morality of using someone else’s WiFi signal (Wireless Internet)? Five cent nickel.com has posed the question before. Cnnfn.com has asked it to the public. I do have my own [...]

May

1

Life Too Short To Drink Bad Tasting Beer

May 1, 2007 | 2 Comments

Life is far too short to drink cheap beer. Unless, of course, that’s what you prefer. — FiveCentNickel.com in an article that invites debate.
I tend to agree on this advice, although I would change the “cheap” for “bad tasting” to make the argument simpler, as not everything that is cheap is bad. Beer (or [...]

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