In my office, we’ve been having a number of conversations about the current state of the economy and how it affects our job. Not our jobs – our employment isn’t in jeopardy, but how it affects how our workplace functions. Someone commented the other day that the market appeared to have a bit of schizophrenia …
Welcome to all the new readers from Smart Spending! I learned yesterday that a few months back, one of my co-workers, who seems to be a fan of “get rich quick” schemes (none of which have ever worked for him, of course) decided to start playing the stock market. He took $3000 out of his …
Earlier this week, I read this article about the current state of the American economy. I found the discussion of the dollar versus the Euro to be fascinating. First off, I don’t think that I knew that the dollar was considered “the leading international currency.” Given the recent American domination in many areas, I suppose …
When possible, I like to catch episodes of Dirty Jobs on The Discovery Channel. For those of you who haven’t seen it, the basic premise is that Mike Rowe goes around the country meeting people with dirty jobs and then doing the job along side them for a while. It’s fascinating, and you definitely meet …