Saturday, September 4, 2010

work

Attention to Detail on Indepednence Blvd Attention to Detail on Indepednence Blvd

How many workers looked at this sign, knew it was misspelled, but probably said, “it’s not my job?”  Or worse, didn’t realize it was misspelled.  Major fail.  I wonder how much money and manpower it will take to fix it. According... 


Grammar Matters: Whose and Who’s Grammar Matters: Whose and Who’s

I always get these confused, so much so that I avoid using either all together.  Finally, I took the two minutes needed to refresh my memory and understand the difference between the two. According to Paul Brians’ Common Errors in English Usage: This... 


Heels & Helmets: Understanding Fantasy Football: Pick Your Quarterback Heels & Helmets: Understanding Fantasy Football: Pick Your Quarterback

The office chatter about fantasy football has already started.  Which fantasy league are you in?  When is your draft?  Ochocinco may not get a lot of points with T.O. in town.  In some cases you will hear more about fantasy football than real NFL... 


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life

Grading Teachers Gets An A+

Makes sense to me.  And apparently it is starting to make sense on the West Coast.  In Los Angeles Unified School District, some 6000 teachers were recently graded on their performance.  Most importantly, these performance indicators were made public... 


Parentgiving: Powers of Attorney Explained Parentgiving: Powers of Attorney Explained

A Power of Attorney allows one to designate another person or organization to act on one’s behalf to handle financial, legal or medical if one is unavilable or unable to do so.  The person designated is known as the attorney-in-fact.  There are many... 


The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro

I oftentimes wonder how many of us have read the classic texts shaping the African American experience…and how many of us have just “heard about it.”  Have you read Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro?  Fortunately... 


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money

Adios, Overdraft Fees! (Well, Kinda) Adios, Overdraft Fees! (Well, Kinda)

Ever have $ 24.82 in your account and you write a check for $25.00?  Yes, the proverbial writing checks your …bank account… can’t cash.  That was me in college.  Not on purpose of course!  I was usually just hoping/wishing/praying that my paycheck would beat the check I had just written to the bank.  That didn’t work out... [Read more]


Happy Birthday Social (In)Security Happy Birthday Social (In)Security

Last week marked the 75th birthday of legislation creating Social Security.  While politicians traded barbs back and forth on how the other political party has ruined it, Social Security remains in dire straits.  The reality of a program designed to provide a supplement to retirement income has morphed into a belief that social security in itself... [Read more]


Marshmallows and Raising Financially Responsible Kids Marshmallows and Raising Financially Responsible Kids

Forbes has a good article on how to raise financially responsible children.  Key takeaways: give your kids real money to manage so they can appreciate the value of money and teach your kids the concept of waiting (no more instant gratification!): The best predictor of how financially successful your children will be in life may not be an IQ test or... [Read more]


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