Veteran’s Day has been unfortunately hijacked by retailers and bargain shoppers.  Its original intent was to celebrate the end of WWI (Armistice Day), the bloodiest war of all time.  I’m sure the original intent was to honor vets while at the same time reminding this country, and the world, how truly awful war is. It [...]

Another blogger by the name of Debt Ninja at the blog Punch Debt In The Face succinctly explained the subject matter of most personal finance blogs: Other than the image above his post is made up of just a few words to explain the secret behind personal finance: spend less than you make. I thought [...]

The smartphone today is as prevalent as the Motorola RAZR was a few years ago when carriers started giving them away for free.  Now tweens, great grandmothers, and even a homeless guy I pass on the way to work have some kind of smartphone. We say they are so popular because it allows you to [...]

Business Management – 6% General Business – 5.3% Accounting – 5.4% Nursing – 2.2% Psychology – 6.1% Marketing – 5.9% Communications – 6.3% Elementary Ed – 3.6% General Ed – 4.2% Computer Science – 5.6% English Language and Lit – 6.7% Finance – 4.5% Criminal Justice – 4.7% Biology – 5.6% Political Science – 6% [...]

One of the great things about the 21st century is the collection of data.  We have so much data we barely know what to do with it.  Companies and businesses grapple with this reality every day.  Too much data and no way to analyze it and turn it into something useful.  Sometimes the people who [...]

Many of you may not know when Weaknomics started.  It was back in the winter of 2008 and I was in the first job that really launched my career.  I bought a brand new car and paid off the loan in less than a year.  It was a bit of a splurge but I was [...]

“In college, I smoked a lot of pot.  I still smoke a lot of pot” “Math was too hard” “My sense of entitlement comes from my parents giving me trophies even for losing” “I have an engineering degree, am willing to live anywhere, and can’t find a job” “I was dumb enough to believe I [...]

In the business world, there’s a term called “Voice of the Customer”, or “VOC“.  Some businesses ignore VOC while others devotes millions of dollars and resources to it.  I’ve seen the term used quite loosely, but essentially it refers to the process of capturing what the customer wants.  It serves as the check for which [...]