Money

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.

Our Infinite Capacity for Self-Deception

Tony Schwartz | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living


Tony Schwartz

Companies are only as evolved as the leaders who run them, and the people who work for them. What got us here won't get us where we need to go.

Happiness Myth No. 6: Money Can't Buy Happiness

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.12.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

As I've studied happiness over the past few years, I've learned many things that surprised me. Each day for two weeks, I'm debunking one "happiness my...

Our Long Economic Improv Show Has Just Begun

John Marshall | Posted 04.11.2009 | Comedy


John Marshall

Our improviser-in-chief, Barack Obama, is no stranger to this principle. He's from Chicago, the home of Second City. So while Lincoln is an influence, Belushi must be, too.

Bailout for the Money Market Within

Bonnie St. John | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living


Bonnie St. John

The Cure for Money Madness is the best book I have read that combines both knowledge and experience of investing with a deep passion for people and relationships.

Fuel Your Greatness: Lessons In Success From Colonel Sanders

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living


Karen Salmansohn

I believe the purpose of your life is to find and do the purpose of your life - your truest passions. For me, it's writing self-help books. For others...

Feng Shui Your Finances

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living


Roseanne Colletti

When the stock market, your 401K, the value of your home all sink into an abyss, perhaps you should say, "Feng Shui it!"

More Connected Than We Think

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living


Jim Wallis

While we evaluate our own response, our local churches' response, and our government's response to this economic crisis -- we must remember that we are more connected than we think.

When Women Bring Home The Bacon

CNN.com | Kate Torgovnick | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living


According to The New York Times over the past year, as companies from Citibank to GM announced massive layoffs, a full 82 percent of the people gettin...

Economic Meltdown or Back to Normal?

Hugh McGuire | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business


Hugh McGuire

The wealth of the past 10-15 years was illusory. The markets have in fact dropped back to where they "should" be.

More Nightmares Lurk on Street of Dreams

Dan Dorfman | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

Taking a longer term outlook, Leibovit thinks "we're in for five or six years of hell," with the Dow tumbling to about 2,000. So where should investors put their money? Consider cash and gold.

Friendship and Money: She's fired, you're not

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Any major life change--including an unexpected job loss can increase the risk of a once-close friendship falling apart. As a result, the global recession is challenging untold numbers of female friendships.