Archive for May, 2010

31
May

Memorial Day

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 31st 2010   1 comment so far   

I may bash on this country, make fun of our leaders, call current wars senseless, and overall sounds like the opposite of a patriot, but I enjoy free speech and can focus on these things because I don’t have to worry about my safety.
To those with friends and relatives lost from protecting our country: whether [...]

under: Uncategorized    
29
May

Weakend: Dave Barry

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, May 29th 2010   1 comment so far   

My wife, (The Sheconomist) discovered Dave Barry the other night. I haven’t heard her laugh so hard in a long time. The laughs are similar to the ones heard in the family car on trips in my youth because my entire family loves Dave Barry. She’s definitely earned the last name “Weakonomist”.
If [...]

under: books, media, personal, weakend    
28
May

Presidential Net Worth

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, May 28th 2010   Comments Off   

Question: Do you know who the richest president was in the history of the United States? You don’t, and if you do, you’re spending too much time studying history. If you’re thinking one of the Bush boys you’re way off. Perhaps it’s JFK? His family came from money. But at [...]

under: economics, government, lists    
27
May

Apple Worth More Than Microsoft?! But WHY?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, May 27th 2010   4 comments already   

Yesterday a momentous event occurred in the technology industry. Apple became worth more than Microsoft. Microsoft, the powerhouse of software for half a generation, is now losing to a company that just a 15 years or so ago was virtually worthless and begging its founder to come back and run the company. [...]

under: business, investing    
26
May

Walmart Is Responsible For Our Deflation

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, May 26th 2010   2 comments already   

“Save Money, Live Better”, that’s the Walmart motto. Their latest advertising campaign pimps their latest “rollbacks” which is their word for a price cut. These prices cuts are meant to save attract you to the store for the savings, and I would guess this is a successful strategy for Walmart, but it’s coming [...]

under: economics    
25
May

France Raising Retirement Age, When Will It Come Stateside?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, May 25th 2010   2 comments already   

If you haven’t heard yet, Europe is going through a serious financial crisis. It’s centered around Greece, but everyone is struggling thanks to declining tax revenues and social programs that would make any tea-partier fall overboard. France has an overwhelmingly generous social security system, and on top of that you can currently retire [...]

under: economics, government, personal finance    
24
May

Why the US is in Better Shape than Europe in Less Than 3 Minutes

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 24th 2010   1 comment so far   

I usually don’t do posts in the middle of the day but this was too good to pass up. As far as I can tell this video was made for comedic effect, but then again I don’t understand AU humor so I might be missing something. Either way, it gets the point across.

under: banking, economics, government    
24
May

Frugality Is Dead

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 24th 2010   9 comments already   

My never-ending love affair with the St Louis Federal Reserve’s website continues with another post inspired by their wonderful chart creation engine.

My favorite thing to do on Weakonomics is come up with ideas that no one else is thinking about.  Or if they’re thinking about it, they don’t get any media coverage because they’re freaking [...]

under: business, economics, personal finance    
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