Money

The Power of the Right Question

Noah St. John | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living


Noah St. John

Ask yourself: "Why do I have so much?" Do you know what your brain is doing right now? Searching for a positive answer to that question!

Body Payments, in This Economy?

Lisa Guest | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living


Lisa Guest

We expect our bodies to behave like our toaster (efficiently), and give us what we want when we want it. Rarely do most of us do what our bodies need for such optimal performance.

Lessons From a Junk Yard

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living


Michelle Renee

If it wasn't for my allowing myself to let go of my previous programming about junk yards, I would never have done the research it took to find a glass guy that rocked and saved me hundreds of dollars.

Conducting Autism Research Like It's 1994

Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living


Kim Stagliano

The Autism Science Foundation: Their mission? To boldly go back to exactly what they were doing before doctors and researchers and even some uppity folks at Autism Speaks started asking pesky questions about vaccines.

Quiz: Are You an Over-Buyer or an Under-Buyer?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

I've posted this quiz before, but I can't resist putting it up again. This distinction encapsulates one of my very favorite (if not most weighty) pers...

Money, Banking and Torture: It's Just Shocking!

Derek Shearer | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Derek Shearer

The country needs a public discussion of money and banking -- an economics tutorial for the nation.

Balancing Giving and Receiving

John Morton | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living


John Morton

Giving and receiving coexist. They're polarities on the same continuum. One requires the other in order for either to occur. Often they occur in cycles.

What Does it Mean To Practice Conscious Capitalism?

Brian Whetten | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living


Brian Whetten

When our conscious self is identified with our spiritual self, both economics and service are about abundance and love. It's what happens as we find our inner conflicts -- and learn to love them.

Mystery Donors Give Over $45M To 9 Universities

news.yahoo.com | MICHAEL J. CRUMB, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living


A mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least nine universities have received gifts totaling more th...

How to Green Your Finances

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

As tax week comes to a close, we've all got our money on our minds, so it's the perfect time to consider how the cash we've put so much energy into earning will work to preserve our planet.

Debt is Not Money

Thom Hartmann | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business


Thom Hartmann

If followed, the Summers/Geithner policy can have only one of two outcomes: inflation or another, more serious crash. It's possible we could have both.

Bad Banker

Alan Lurie | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


Alan Lurie

True abundance, though, is a two-way flow of giving and receiving -- not only material wealth, but attention, concern, and love.

Show Me the Money

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy


Jerry Zezima

Please write back to fill me in on the scandalous details and to arrange to send all of your money to my bank account here in the United States

How Tim Geithner Can Guarantee a 43% Return on Your Money This Year

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Keith Thomson

I asked one of America's foremost horse racing handicappers to take time out from the grandstand and bet on political outcomes. What's his line on Geithner?

John Galt Has Left the Building

Juliette Powell | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media


Juliette Powell

If your moral duty is to serve your neighbor and anyone else who is in need, then you don't have the moral right to pursue your own life and happiness.

Gold Not Money: Bling's the Thing

Diane Francis | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business


Diane Francis

The future is always a matter of opinion, as is political competency, which is why it's a good idea to own a little gold.

Pimping Out Your Wallet

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business


Jayne Lyn Stahl

The rescue plan which has funneled tax dollars into the pronounced, if a bit frayed, pockets of all the major U.S. home savings and loans has also left town with our savings.

How to Share Bad Economic News with Kids

Jamie Woolf | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living


Jamie Woolf

What is the best way to keep your kids informed without oversharing and creating anxiety?

Colbert Shrugged: Ayn Rand Institute Responds to 'Rand Illusion'

Juliette Powell | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media


Juliette Powell

Is Colbert, and the media in general, taking a cheap shot -- going for the easy laugh using Rand's philosophy of selfishness -- or are they using humor and irony to open a much needed public debate?

Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

Atlas: Shrug This!

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

Please, go right ahead, underestimate the power of human beings to live without you golden gods who inhabit the penthouses of the world.

The New American Witch Hunt

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business


Lisa Solod Warren

Senator McCarthy almost brought our country down searching for a Red Menace that didn't exist. Let's not divert ourselves looking for little bad guys in the suburbs when we know where the real villians reside.

Saving Money and Expanding our Community in Difficult Times

Mallika Chopra | Posted 04.18.2009 | Living


Mallika Chopra

I marvel that if it weren't for the uncertainty of the recession, I would have pushed off this incredible opportunity to teach my girls that a love for books is separate from the need to accumulate them.

Gypsy Brides on Sale and the Money Side of Traditional Matrimony

Jane Minogue | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Jane Minogue

Marriage compromises love because marriage is a commercial arrangement; it can involve an exchange where people are considered as commodities.

Blamer vs. Cramer: Why Jon Stewart Won the Battle but Might Lose the War

Randall Amster | Posted 04.15.2009 | Media


Randall Amster

Yes, Stewart clearly eviscerated Cramer the other night. Maybe that made some folks feel marginally better about things, but this sort of pistol-whipping palliative (entertaining as it may be) won't in itself turn the tide.