People in the states with the highest incomes and highest costs of living don't necessarily have the most in the bank, data from GOBankingRates shows.
Author Archives: Courtland L. Bovée
5 Ways to Check If Your Boss Is Incompetent, According to an Expert in Psychological Profiling
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a psychologist who uses science and tech to help organizations predict human performance.He says that many people these days seem disenchanted with the idea of traditional employment, mostly because it may require putting up with a bad boss.You can tell if you have a bad boss by asking yourself five simple questions, […]
Math Hacks, Shortcuts, and Tricks for Business and Personal Use That Will Make Life Easier
Math is a useful tool for understanding the world, and there are many ways to make certain tasks easier. Here are eight tips for quickly figuring out a tip, saving time doing math in your head, and deciding whether or not to buy a lottery ticket.
Here’s Why the Economy Feels So Bad When It Sounds So Good
Unemployment is at record lows and the stock market is at record highs, yet Americans largely don't feel confident about the future. That's because those two numbers — easily the two most watched in the US economy — don't capture what's wrong with the country's economy.
The 10 Worst Corporate Logo Fails
Major companies like Pepsi and Gap have had some howlers over the years with some terrible logos assaulting our eyes.
There are plenty of worrying designs out there though which range from the poorly thought through to the downright outrageous. These are the 10 worst corporate logo fails.
Warren Buffett Says One Life Decision Separates Successful People from the Rest, and Here’s Why
We all know that Warren Buffett is a quote machine for his simple and yet profound wisdom. Naturally, much of it has to do with investment, but as he approaches 90, Buffett is uniquely qualified to impart life advice that could change the course of careers and businesses. Buffett has no shortage of advice about […]
The Fascinating Ways Drones and Technology Are Changing Business
When people think of drones and supply chain, they typically think of Amazon’s unmanned air force delivering packages on their front porches.
But drones and other emerging technologies will have a much more far-ranging impact on supply chain than just customer delivery (but don’t think that’s not going to happen soon, too).
7 Examples of Terrible Financial Advice We’ve Heard
Between television, radio, the internet and well-meaning but presumptuous friends and family, we’re inundated with unsolicited advice on a daily basis. And when it comes to money, there’s a ton of terrible advice out there. Even so-called experts can lead us astray sometimes.
Have you been duped? Here are a few examples of the worst money advice advisers, bloggers and other personal finance pros have heard.
Teach Your Students about These Eight Side Hustles That Are Actually a Scam
Not only are we living in the age of the gig economy, we’re now officially living in the era of the side hustle. More than ever, folks with moxie are taking on after-hours challenges to supplement their day job.
But not all side hustles are created equal. Some are lucrative and exciting, and can pay for your next vacation or catapult you into a new career. Others are simply scams, designed to separate you from your money.
More Than 7,500 Stores Are Closing in 2019 as the Retail Apocalypse Drags on — Here’s the Full List
The staggering rate of store closures that has rocked the retail industry over the past couple of years is expected to continue in 2019, with roughly the same level of closures expected this year.
Retailers closed a record 102 million square feet of store space in 2017, then smashed that record in 2018 by closing another 155 million square feet, according to estimates by the commercial real-estate firm CoStar Group.