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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

"Show me the money!" - Jerry McGuire If you own a company when do you get paid? Let's imagine you own stock in a company, and that company sells a product. Does that mean you get paid?  Not necessarily. The company...

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Are you a good customer?  Being a creature of habit has served me well, and developing a reputation as a good customer has often meant getting more for less.  I frequent a local Mediterranean restaurant because...

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Do you donate to charity? If so, would you say it's meaningful to you?  A few years ago I found myself in a bit of a bind - I had donated to so many charities I couldn't remember them all when filing my taxes...

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

This is a story about you. One afternoon this holiday season, you're rummaging through your basement for holiday decorations when you come across a dusty oil lamp in a box underneath the stairs. Quizzically, you use your sleeve to rub...

Monday, November 7, 2022

Are we alone in the Universe? "The universe has 10 million, million, million suns (10 followed by 18 zeros) similar to our own. One in a million has planets around it. Only one in a million million has the right combination of...

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”The Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”Alice: “I don’t much care where.”The Cheshire Cat:...

Friday, May 6, 2022

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Monday, January 10, 2022

Are you paying too much in taxes? Pause for a moment to reflect on the fact that the institution of taxation is an 'honor system'. Things would be much easier if the government sent you a bill for what you owed each year. Instead, you...

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Are you living your life to its highest and fullest potential? Of course, the answer is 'no' for almost everyone, because we could probably all do a little better.