That’s a quote from our current president G-Dub or George Bush if you prefer.  It’s one of my favorites, and it came to mind when I came across this story a while back.
You know those people dumb enough to really think Lolly has a $20,000,000 account in Holland that she needs my help to get? […]

My favorite recurring segment on Weakonomics has to be the Weaky Awards.  I get to make fun of people for making stupid decisions that cost them tons of money.  One of the founding principles of Weakonomics is the government doesn’t have a better clue than the typical consumer.  Today I get to kill two birds […]

If you’ve heard about this you knew it was coming.First a brief introduction to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  The concept is simple.  A struggling family with a torn up house gets a new one.  Not only is it new, but its the best of the best and they don’t pay for a dime.  ABC picks […]

Ah Saturday…. I love you.  Though I keep hearing rumblings about the 4-day workweek, which would make me love Friday just as much.  For the record I would love a 4-day workweek.  One less day to commute and the 10 hour day won’t be difficult to me.  There are disadvantages however being unmarried and childless […]

At indeterminate times The Weakonomist will award people, companies, or groups with a Weaky.  Its our version of the Darwin Awards for those that make bad moves with money.  Sadly, most of these people will live to make more mistakes another day. 
You know… awarding a Weaky to someone else in the financial services industry […]

At indeterminate times The Weakonomist will award people, companies, or groups with a Weaky.  Its our version of the Darwin Awards for those that make bad moves with money.  Sadly, most of these people will live to make more mistakes another day.
The UAE is an oil rich country that figured out long ago we […]

I’m sure you’ve heard about this by now. Mr. $360 Billion. If you don’t know the man that almost became the richest person ever, please allow me to fill you in. Charles Ray Fuller (likely “Ray-Ray” to his friends) was just your every day average 21 year old kid. He had […]

Sometimes you have to give awards to people retroactively. Case in point, Gordon Burger. Gordon is probably a good ole boy that got into house flipping with the real estate bubble in the early 2000s. Business Week featured him in an article back in the “good days” of 2006. No big […]

Last time we awarded a Weaky, it was for someone that may have ruined her life on her mistake. It will be easy to agree that with today’s Weaky, no lives are ruined. The winner for Weaky #2 is Sheila. A proud mother, and a waste of hair dye.
How did […]

I hope to make this a regular segment on Weakonomics, the Weakonomics Awards or Weakies for short. The Darwin Awards of money if you will, only these losers will probably to live to see another day. I will rely on the readers for Weakie suggestions.
Since you and I are probably just getting to […]