Are things picking up again?
Over the past week I've had a number of conversations with friends and clients about business where they work and live. Call it a random sample. The only non-random aspect about this little informal...
View ArticleIs this what we really want?
So let me see if I got this right.We don't like the cars produced by our own country's automotive manufacturers. We don't like them to the extent their very existence is in doubt, such is demand. But...
View ArticleNowhere to go but up?
Are you scratching your head trying to figure out where this market is headed? Or maybe better put, why it's headed up now, when all indications are it should be bouncing along going nowhere or...
View ArticleWhat do you do and what does it cost?
A colleague and good friend of mine is about to embark on a new career. His timing probably could not be worse; but then he didn't get to choose. The company he works for is restructuring itself and...
View ArticleWhiners
Lately I've encounterd a much greater than usual number of whiners. So many people I know and many I don't have lost their jobs. Some of the luckier whiners still have their jobs, but they're whining...
View ArticleOpportunity of a lifetime
It happens every day to someone, actually to a whole bunch of someones. But it might only happen once in any one particular individual's lifetime. Today is one of those days for a very good friend of...
View ArticleClosers
Recessions are just about the worst thing that can happen to a whiner, but for closers recessions are business as usual. In fact, for closers times like these can be the best of times.This especially...
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Tracking a Student Loan with GnuCash
I recently received an inquiry here from a reader interested in using GnuCash to track his student loan. Here is the text of that email:Can you help with tracking student loans in GnuCash? Every month...
View ArticleWe're on our way up again
Things are starting to look up. Everywhere I turn I see signs of life. Mind you I wanted to write "strength" there, but for now signs of life will have to do. Just the same, we're back from the brink....
View ArticleSave for Retirement
Save for retirement, because it may be coming sooner than you think.There is no question things are improving. Let's start with the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index. On a trailing six month...
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