Between gas prices and government regulation, fuel economy on vehicles has started to climb significantly. Manufacturers fought the regulation, but now they aren’t fighting consumer demand. When the recession hit people stopped buying new cars. There’s now pent up demand as consumers are tired of paying for repairs and dealing with crappy mileage. Millions either [...]

One of the best books on behavioral economics is Nudge. I’m not just saying that because their blog (which needs to get started again) lists me in their blogroll. I was a fan of the book long before that. Nudge makes the argument that people should be free to make their own choices, but they [...]

On many days I am forced to drive to a location that is a number of miles in order to do work. It’s called commuting. Since I live near a large city and must drive into town I am forced to pay for parking when I arrive. Most people that drive in daily pay a [...]

Once is enough. Anthony Davis played basketball for one year at Kentucky before declaring his intent to go pro.  He won a championship, tasted sweet victory, and then passed on a chance to become a NCAA legend.  Most hybrid buyers, it seems, also pass on the opportunity to have another go.  In 2011, only 35% [...]

There’s something very interesting going on at the border between North and South Carolina.  Like most states, they have clearly defined borders.  However, unlike many states, they don’t have straight lines or rivers marking that territory in every place.  There are also a lot of people living near the border especially in populated areas like [...]

Why I gave up my six-figure salary and quit Bay Street: Bay Street is in Toronto and is Canada’s version of Wall Street.  You can’t expect much a difference between the two countries, but this author provides a well written explanation of his time in finance and why he, and others, left. Remove the highways, [...]

Joanne Muller over at Forbes did some interesting digging on the car buying habits of Americans. Less than 40% of rich people (defined in this case as those making $250k+) actually buy luxury cars. And about 8% of people earning less than six-figures do. Now that doesn’t sound all that crazy but Thomas Stanley extrapolated [...]

What does it look like when you can no longer sell a product based on any actual qualities? This is what happens when a company stops innovating. The Nissan Frontier was once a really cool truck. I remember during the Bush presidency everyone had the 4-door Nissan truck. They were awesome, even I wanted one. [...]