Source: http://leedsonfinance.com/2011/01/30/cbos-attempt-at-humor/
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
CBO?s Attempt at Humor?
If you need a good laugh, I recommend reading the CBO?s Budget and Economic Outlook.� (Here’s the link.) It was just released this past week.� Reading the absurd assumptions in this report brings back many fond memories, like when I met Jenny and told her about the fabulous / easy life she would have with [...]
How To Save Money
Saving money is a daunting task. It is easy to say ?I am going to save money from now on?. Unfortunately, not all who promised such was able to make it come true. There are challenges along the way. And such challenges had proven to be extremely tough. Hence, the issue of how to save money is a real challenge.
The underarticulated politics of the ?economization? programme: A provocation
Many contributors to this site have an interest in using the methods and concepts of what has been called the ‘economization’ approach to studying markets (myself included). And have come in for criticism from some quarters for doing so. But in the effort to defend themselves against competing approaches, is insufficient attention being paid to [...]
Reader Story: Coping with My Inheritance
This guest post from Susannah is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — or failure. These stories feature folks from all levels of financial maturity and with all sorts of incomes. I grew up in [...]
Source: http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2011/01/16/reader-story-coping-with-my-inheritance/
What makes a movie performative? On Oliver Stone?s poor Wall Street sequel
If there is a film that every sociologist of finance needs to know, that is unquestionably Oliver Stone?s Wall Street. Filmed in 1980s, smack in the first wave of financialization, the movie taught audiences all over the world what awful people corporate raiders were. And in the process, it gave meaning (and cachet) to the [...]
Compliance as a Competitive Advantage
Avoidable.
As you may be aware, the Government?s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission reported yesterday that the ?Great Recession? of the last several years could have been avoided if it were not for financial institutions, investors, and regulators not complying with the law (or common sense).
Now, there are those who argue that all laws were complied with [...]
As you may be aware, the Government?s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission reported yesterday that the ?Great Recession? of the last several years could have been avoided if it were not for financial institutions, investors, and regulators not complying with the law (or common sense).
Now, there are those who argue that all laws were complied with [...]
Source: http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2011/01/29/compliance-as-a-competitive-advantage/
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