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"Money Problems" usually means not enough. (Note that those who talk about how relatively unimportant money is generally have plenty).
But there are all kinds of difficulties associated with what is, after all, simply a way to facilitate exchanges.
Maybe the real problem is in the exchanges themselves. If we improve those I suspect many of our money problems would improve as well.
Lean and Mean
It’s kind of like driving on a busy highway: if you follow the car in front too closely you won’t have much time to react if something unexpected happens. With some extra space you can avoid trouble.
If you leave some slack in your budget, same thing: you’ll be in a better position to respond to unexpected situations. read more »
Financial Traps
I’m reminded of a high school buddy of mine, guy named Jim. Like so many young people muddling through all the sexual superstitions, fears, and related hobgoblins that our Puritanical society insists on maintaining, he and his girlfriend got caught: she became pregnant during their last year of high school. read more »
The Eloquence of Cash
Chuck and I went out to lunch. I explained an idea I'd had to him: if he would be willing to really bust his butt, to go out of his way to help me build up sales in the territory, I would share my commission checks with him. I forget the exact split we agreed on but it was something substantial, 60% me, 40% him, something like that. Not quite 50-50 as I recall but substantial. read more »
How is your potential employer funded?
Imagine this: a good friend calls you with a proposition. He’s starting a mid-sized multinational corporation involved with energy production; he wants you to become a Vice President with a nice fat salary and stock options.
The thing is, this friend of yours never had more than a couple of nickels to rub together as long as you can remember. Now he’s offering you a job – and a lucrative one at that. read more »
Can’t Buy Me Love: Therapy Trumps Cash?
In a world where “More Money” tends to be the default solution to just about every problem, a study at the University of Manchester in England generated some surprising results. read more »
