Walmart, Corn Flakes, and the end of Capitalism
In this sense, Walmart must be like heaven then...
Failure Not An Option: It’s A Necessity
This kind of epic failure gives us the chance to reinvent the wheel, so to speak.
Hello PF! What’s up? Long time no see.
It's official name is Personal Finance. I sometimes like to refer to it as "not so common sense". It also goes by "You don't really need that", "Say no sometimes", and "Put the credit card down sir. Nice and slow".
Obama’s First Press Conference: Or, If We Ever Needed Di-lithium Crystals…
The first press conference of president elect Barack Obama has come and gone. The blogosphere appears nonplussed.
What $Money$ Can Buy
Artificial insemination: $500
Heart Transplant: $4,400/yr health insurance premium
Antibiotics: $90 (for 60 250mg generic Zithromax pills)
Frozen Credit Markets: Dragons to Blame?
What do dragons and the frozen credit market have in common? A lot. Maybe. Just tag along with the analogy for the moment, I think it ends up revealing interesting qualities of capitalism and the standing reserve.
The Great American Freak-Out
Yes, our economy is totally fucked up, but I’m talking about a bigger problem here. The American propensity for totally freaking the hell out. For contracting the WAG-d virus. (We’re All Gonna DIE!)
Recession, Schmecession.
Wow, what a sale!
With sales like this, my dollar is really stretching!
The End of Capitalism
In order to drum up support for Paulson's 700 billion dollar bailout and explain the cause of a financial crisis so dire that it inspired presidential candidate John McCain to suspend his campaign, president Bush addressed the nation last night.
