Sometime in May I ran across this article which I thought would be interesting to share: Can restaurants go green, earn green? The article talks about the link between a sustainable food service industry and earning profits. It begins by talking about how Ted Turner is moving his Ted’s Montana Grill restaurants […]

Earlier today, USAToday.com ran a story about some of those government stimulus checks that have not reached their intended recipients yet. Turns out that the government is diverting checks away from those who owe back taxes, child support payments, student loan debts, and other government-related debts. From the article:
So far, 1.8 million rebate […]

One of the many reasons why I enjoy volunteering my time and expertise to my fraternity is because it allows me an opportunity - small though it may be - to help train tomorrow’s workforce. As discussed in an earlier post, there are a growing number of young employees who are shocked at the […]

A few days ago I posted a review for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s new book, Real Change. Somewhere in this book Speaker Gingrich talks about the need for large monetary prizes from the government which will spur an innovation revolution. It would appear that Senator John McCain read that chapter […]

One thing that drives me crazy is when a worker takes no passion or pride in their profession. Before I get going I should say that if you are an employee who is in a job just to make some money for a fixed period of time, then this blog post doesn’t really apply […]

One of today’s society issues which gets me fired up is this growing environment where today’s college graduates are shellshocked by getting a job and moving on with their life after they graduate. It seems that I see these types of stories on CNN during the day and now the New York Times is […]

Today on CNN.com there was an article that began by talking about how a middle class family doesn’t feel so middle class any more. The article went on to give some statistics about the current economic climate - one of which jumped out at me:
All this financial stress comes at a time when most […]

You may have noticed a new site or two on the “Check Out These Sites” listing on the sidebar. One of them is GetRichSlowly.org - a great blog site about attacking debt and learning to build wealth in small steps. The gist of the blog is that you can’t really get rich quick […]

For some reason I really like reading Money Magazine. Their articles aren’t the most ground-breaking things on the face of the earth and in the financial world if you find out a new fact it’s obsolete within the hour, but I still like reading the magazine. I think it’s because of quick, small […]

Inspired by Metroplexual’s suggestion to read the NJ Real Estate Report (linked on our sidebar now), I came across a post that compared renting a home to owning a home. In truth, the article was linked from another source, but it gave some interesting points of view on the classic owning vs. renting debate. […]

USA Today is reporting that new home sales have dropped - again - to their lowest point in some sixteen and a half years. Well…duh. Is anyone surprised by this news? We have a horrible economy and that certainly isn’t helping, but has anyone actually looked at the price of a new […]

Minding the Campus is a great website that keeps an eye on the many oddities that seem to take place at college campuses. You know these oddities - the private school that believes they do not have to follow American law, the public school that believes they can restrict a student’s right to freely […]