Putting the Unemployed to Work
FromMarch 3, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Do you know anyone that’s unemployed? I do. You probably do too. They collect checks from the government and their only responsibility is to continue to search for work.
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March 3, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Weakonomics Featured In The Wall Street Journal!!
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:33 pm
In 2009, I set many goals for the website. One of them was to be featured in the traditional media in some way. It could be a business magazine or newspaper, just something ... (more)
Corporate Social Responsibility Is A Bunch of Crap
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 26, 2010 at 12:15 pm
These days it’s trendy for corporations to be involved in the community. Huge corporations donate thousands and even millions of dollars to support causes ranging from financial ... (more)
Own A Piece Of Hollywood Thanks To the Hollywood Stock Exchange
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 25, 2010 at 11:26 am
Are you a big movie buff? Can’t get enough of overpaying for the right to watch movies with a group of people? Think you know the Hollywood business better than anyone else? ... (more)
Blame John F Kennedy For The Deficit
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 24, 2010 at 11:40 am
Our budget deficit has crested $1.4 trillion, the national debt is over $12 trillion. Every citizen in this country owes over $40,000 in debt. Not that’s not credit card, ... (more)
Weakend: Please Rob Me
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 20, 2010 at 11:43 am
If you have an iPhone you probably are familiar with location based services. They are apps that for one reason or another announce to your friends where you are at any given ... (more)
Weakonomics Links: Anatomy of a Sucker
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 19, 2010 at 11:59 am
Hello world. I am writing to you from the road which means I don’t feel like writing at all. Today I’ve got some personal finance links to share with you. Again ... (more)
Intelligence Community Working On Wall Street
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 18, 2010 at 11:50 am
What do water boarding and Wall Street have in common? No, Goldman Sachs is not water boarding executives to get insider information. The CIA is involved with both, only your ... (more)
In China, It’s Sexy To Save!!
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:13 am
Yesterday I talked about China’s saving problem and America’s spending problem. I promised you an explanation for why the Chinese save 30% of their income. It’s ... (more)
The US Has A Spending Problem, China Has A Savings Problem
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:36 am
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Wives Outearning Husbands, But Getting Shafted
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 8, 2010 at 11:21 am
This story is actually old (relatively speaking) but I wanted the initial media buzz to die off before I started talking about it.
This big story is that more wives are outearning ... (more)
Weakend: Super Bowl Weekend
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 6, 2010 at 11:02 am
Are you ready for some football? I’m not. As you know I am currently living in the DC area. Well DC got like 15 feet of snow last night and another 40 feet are expected ... (more)
Weakonomics Links: Where Your Taxes Go Edition
From Weakonomi¢sFebruary 5, 2010 at 11:31 am
In my recent survey, I solicited feedback from you readers about including links on Fridays. I’m not going to start doing it every Friday, but I’ll do it every once ... (more)
Bundling: Paying Extra For Crap You Don’t Want
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:21 am
How often do you use PowerPoint? Mac users, how often do you use Keynote? Very few of you will respond with “all the time”. For most of us, the extent of our use ... (more)
Win Some of $9100 Worth Of Money Schwag Thanks To Money Crashers
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 28, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Money Crashers, in partnership with just about every personal finance blog on the planet, is giving away a ton of stuff. They’ve got iPods, books, giftcards, and more. ... (more)
Weakend: Two YouTube Videos And A Mother ****ing Crossfader Dot Com
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 23, 2010 at 11:40 am
You’ll either get it or you won’t. You’ll do one of three things: ignore it, spend 10 minutes on it and move on with your life, or waste the rest of the day.
Thankfully ... (more)
Leno And Conan: The Tonight Show Fiasco
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 21, 2010 at 11:41 am
Are you with Leno or Conan? The Chin or Conando? Cars or Coco? If you’re like me, you like both of these guys for various reasons. You think they’re both talented and funny ... (more)
Why The Banks Aren’t Lending, 2010 Edition
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 19, 2010 at 1:35 pm
As you may recall, late last year I did a short explanation of why the banks aren’t lending again. My friend over at OneMint asked me to expand on this topic further. ... (more)
Why Is Haiti Such An Economic Mess?
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:32 am
Of course by now you’ve heard about the disaster in Haiti. It’s an awful situation to say the least. Just for the record I want it to be known I fully support any ... (more)
Weakend: Maui Is Awesome & Some Personal Announcements
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 16, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Boy it’s great to finally be able to type on a keyboard again. I did so much writing on my iPhone while we were in Maui that I (almost) can’t type another thing from ... (more)
Someone Save The Airline Industry
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 15, 2010 at 8:48 am
Traveling sucks. And it sucks for only one reason. Flying is an enormous pain in the arse. Everything from security, to the ridiculous idea of charging for a single checked bag, ... (more)
Hotel Fees
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:40 am
Why is it that a Holiday Inn will have free wifi and breakfast, but a luxury resort does not? Why will a cheap hotel have a business center with a couple of computers for free ... (more)
Hawaii Shouldn’t Be A State
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 11, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I had a nice post written about this idea, but it got deleted thanks to crappy blog software.
So this idea is not a complaint against Hawaii, it’s quite the opposite.
Since ... (more)
The Weakonomist Values His Readers From Maui
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 8, 2010 at 3:45 am
Aes some of you are aware, I’ve been traveling and left the power cord to my laptop at home. Well now I can tell you I am in Maui.
At first I was devastated that I wouldn’t ... (more)
When Reputation Is Everything, It’s Smart To Have A Good Bedside Manner
From Weakonomi¢sJanuary 5, 2010 at 11:52 am
I want to tell you a story about myself, The Sheconomist, and The Boxer. If you’ve heard of the $6 million man, then you will probably understand why we call our boxer, ... (more)
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