Posted On: April 20, 2022
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Work is important, and sometimes sweet. But bosses-to-be need to recognize that savvy employees need Big Breaks too—whether to handle life’s adversity or to savor some serendipity.
Earlier this week, FC published (what some might…
Posted On: January 15, 2020
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Last month, in Part 1, we dove into our junk piles and bemoaned the detritus that weighs on us, our culture, and our shifting populations. We continue that slog by taking a peek into where our…
Posted On: April 7, 2011
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38% are unemployed. 12% live at home with their parents. No, we’re not talking about some faraway third world nation, but rather, 20-somethings right here in the USA.
So much for free-market freedom
As usual,…
Posted On: February 8, 2011
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Like this tractor, most of us will keep running and working for a long, long time. Like this tractor, we need to take a break (brake?) now and then.
Yes, just about everyone will have…
Posted On: December 2, 2010
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We Merr’kuns may still be learning our money math. But if a downturn is good for anything, it’s for ruthless fiscal forehead-gripping—for economists and Joe 6-Packs alike.
The good news: Americans are reducing their credit…
Posted On: June 21, 2010
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The most amazing thing happened to me last weekend. I went to my daughter’s first-ever dance recital. And at the beginning, the hosts passionately asked the hundreds of people in the audience to turn off…
Posted On: April 16, 2010
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When schlepping more stuff into the house the other day, a brilliant idea hit me:
How about a family project in which we try to acquire nothing new for one month. (Okay, except for food…
Posted On: March 14, 2010
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Robyn Waters has done it all—and she’s not done yet! That’s why this month she’s off to Spain and Morocco. But not until she’s made a speech at a major New York design show. Taken…
