OK Go is a band that I don’t necessarily appreciate for their musical ability. I don’t hate them, but they’re never find their way onto my iPod either. But what they can do is make awesome music videos. Below are two examples, but they have more on their site.

From time to time I need to rant about companies getting on my nerves. Today I have three. Honda: I just crested the 36,000 mile mark on my Honda Accord. I’ve loved this car. I bought it at the beginning of 2008 and paid it off 11 months later. But at 36,000 miles the basic [...]

One of my favorite books is Predictably Irrational, written by Dan Ariely, an economist and true social scientist. Dan is a master at organizing experiments to test theories and ideas. Being from Israel, he had a theory that Israelis cheat more than Americans. He designed an experiment in which test takers were paid $1 for [...]

The NY Times Economix blog asked how much debt should households have. They identify a ratio total household debt to disposable income. It’s a very interesting chart which they do explain in easy to understand terms. A value of 100% means that for every dollar of disposable income someone has, they have 1 dollar in [...]

Wall Street has been the epicenter for the American and world economy for almost 100 years. Before that, it was London, and before that, Rome. Part of what has made thses places so important to the world economy is that they were centers of trade and then centers of finance. This is because businesses need [...]

I’ve been critical of the economic stimulus for a number of reasons: 1) Wasteful spending has been rampant 2) There was more than enough pork to go around 3) It was never a stimulus, so much as a giant public works project designed to upgrade infrastructure I’ve never been against the stimulus, just its branding. [...]

Every year I go to the beach somewhere on the east coast.  The waves in the east are notably small compared to many places on the west coast, but it’s still possible for people to have fun in the waves.  Boogy boards are of course very popular, but there’s always a group of people trying [...]

I’m on vacation so this is a short post of good reading. Enjoy! Why Does College Cost So Much? Why Car Thieves Are Males Hidden Economic Indicators: Hotel Occupency Vitamin Water Being Sued For Not Being Healthy Universities That Crank Out The Most Billionaires Morningstar Admits Expenses Are Better Rating System Than Their Star System