Tag: big picture

Identifying the Seasons of the PIC

My wife likes to use the term seasons, meaning a ‘season of life’ or a easily defined period in your life.    There is the season of child rearing, the season of youth, the season of […]

GIGity ECONomy

  Here is an interesting little ditty from the NC Labor and Economic Analysis division about the GIG Economy.  It touches base on the GIG economy, saying that the gig economy is a tiny fraction […]

Self Driving Cars

  On a personal level I like technology, all sorts of technology.  It’s a bit of a hobby for me.  Another hobby, one I hope to turn into a viable business is my writing.  There […]

Loosing Focus

I have a friend who works in finance.  She’s got a job that is tremendously detailed.   She spends long days, especially during tax time, from before the sun comes up to when the sun goes […]

3 Money Hacks Every 40-Year-Old Should Know – daveramsey.com

  I recently wrote an Influence U post about Dave Ramsey.  Here is a link to one of the articles.  This post is typical of his blog.  It’s 1/2 good advice and 1/2 advertisement for […]

Burgers, US Salaries, and Chinese Intellectual Property.

Have you ever spoken with someone who works at a retail chain, or a fast food restaurant, about the state of salary? The conversation generally includes something like “Well I’ve been here for five years, […]

CTE, Not for you, not for me.

This CTE article gets much right but misses some of the bigger points.

10 things companies don’t want to pay for but employees need.

lunch breaks work / office space vacation time   health benefits unemployment insurance worker’s compensation retirement plans training cell phones / office lines / internet for work higher salaries