This is hardly the first financial crisis the world has faced. What kinds of books were coming out fifty or even a hundred years ago to help people get a grasp on economic concepts during times of uncertainty? There are thousands of titles, and you can find the names of many at The Wall Street [...]
Tax Day is next Thursday, so in honor of all the last-minute procrastinators out there (and the accountants who help them!), here are few final tips and stories about tax season from around the country. In Maryland, volunteers who just couldn’t get enough fun doing their own taxes are opening their slates to help low-income [...]
Sometimes the bad economic news seems so acute that we forget how good we have it. One company is trying to increase awareness of world poverty … by going barefoot. A charity publicity stunt by do-gooder shoe company, Toms, is asking people to go shoeless for the day. The business model behind Toms shoes (you [...]
It shouldn’t be news to anyone that California is in a major crunch these days, and not the granola kind. The budget crisis has gotten so bad that in Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has threatened to shut down the entire city government for two days a week to save money. KPCC’s Air Talk had [...]
Every Tuesday, I cook dinner with a friend of mine to save some money by cooking at home and improving our kitchen skills. This week is her turn at the stove, but I’m bringing strawberries for dessert. Why? Well, in the spirit of frugal cooking, imagine my excitement when I saw strawberries for 88 cents [...]
From Twitter NPR: Economy Nightly Business Report Marketplace Business Desk Unknown FeedReporters and producers from around the country are attending "economy bootcamps" to understand the current downturn.
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