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January 14, 2011January 14, 2011

The Very Scary Unemployment Chart

I put this chart up is to give you some idea what you are up against. If we get out of this, it will be by thinking about work and entrepreneurship in different ways, and agitating like hell to get the Government to pay attention to this very serious problem. Read more [...]

January 13, 2011

Saving Money, Saving Time

What are you trying to save? Most of us want to save money, but thinking in those terms is not sufficient. You want to save time as well. Read more [...]

January 11, 2011

The Emerging Multi-Family Household

So, those of us who live at the bottom of the food chain do what we always do, we adjust and adapt. One of these adjustments is the return of the multi-family household. More and more people are moving in with relatives as jobs succumb to layoffs or homes fall to foreclosure. Friends are doubling up as well. Read more [...]

January 7, 2011

If We’re In a Recovery, Where are the Jobs?

The past several recessions have taken much longer to recover lost jobs than those prior to 1991. There are various reasons for this, which I won't go into, but in this case it is particularly troubling because Corporate America is getting better and better at realizing large profits without hiring more workers here at home. Read more [...]