One of the many reasons that I am such a cheapskate is that I think it is important for my kid to learn thrifty skills. He is in high school and gets an allowance that is to cover his school lunches, his train fare, and his spending money; I nearly cried tears of joy when… [Read More]
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Women’s Money Week 2013: Finding time
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Time is money, right? Today’s topic for Women’s Money Week is about finding time and increasing productivity, but those are subjects that wear me out. Don’t you get tired of hearing about how your life could be perfect if only you could learn to manage your time better?
Women’s Money Week 2013: Using online education to learn new skills and increase income
Thrift has its limits. It can help you have a richer, less-stressful life by making your money go further, but you still have to have enough money to pay your rent and buy your groceries. If you income isn’t going far enough, you may need to look for ways to make more money.
Ben Joravsky talks TIFs
Last week, I heard Chicago Reader columnist Ben Joravsky talked all about tax increment financing, the current complication in the City of Chicago’s budget. Originally designed to help improve blighted neighborhoods, the TIF program has turned into a slush fund with little transparency and a lot of potential for corruption. For example, the 53rd Street… [Read More]
World’s cars per capita declining
I’ve been doing a lot of demographic research recently, on markets emerging and otherwise, and I found something that completely surprised me: the number of cars per capita in the world has declined. I was sure it would have gone up, which shows why you have to go to the facts rather than trying to… [Read More]
