Also, reasons why you’re unable to save, reasons why you should spend, mistakes that everybody should make at least once, and why you’re a sucker if you “lather, rinse, and repeat.”
Careers & Workplace
‘Greed Is Good’ and the 80 Greatest Quotes About Money from ’80s Movies
This week, moviegoers are being reintroduced to Gordon Gekko, the (hated? beloved?) villain of Oliver Stone‘s 1987 film “Wall Street.” In the sequel, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” there are sure to be attempts at topping the brilliant, much-quoted lines of the original. In the trailer, Mr. Gekko (Michael Douglas) says, “Someone …
The Frontlines of American Anger: Customer Service
Yes, we all know that modern-day customer service is awful. But there’s something that just might be equally awful: working in customer service.
College by the Numbers
What with high unemployment rates and soaring costs of higher education, there’s no shortage of skepticism about whether a college degree is truly worth the time and expense. Whether college is a good investment or not is a question that has come up again and again and again and again. Here are some important, often surprising figures to …
Saving by the Numbers
Here are 20 new resources that, among other things, will help consumers to save money or spend it wisely, to enable folks to get good customer service or to do good in the world even if they’re broke.
Apparently This Is Grim Economic Statistics Week
More Poverty! More Uninsured! More Stagnation! Plagues! Locusts! OK, I think I got carried away there for a moment. But yikes.
News That’s Good and Bad for Consumers, the Economy, and the World
Sometimes, news and notable trends aren’t entirely good or altogether bad. They’re a bit of both. For example, should we be happy that unemployed support groups are flourishing online? I suppose we should—though we’d all be happier if there was no reason for such groups to exist.
6 Questions About College: So Where Does the Money Spent on Tuition and Fees Really Go?
Also: How come some colleges are so unbelievably selective when deciding which high schoolers are accepted nowadays?
The Colleges Corporate Recruiters Really Love
There’s no need for students at state universities to envy the Ivies, or to assume that grads from pricey, prestigious schools have a leg up in landing jobs. In fact, when recruiting executives go hunting to hire students who are well-rounded academically and who are best prepared to enter the workforce, their first choices aren’t …
111 Frugal Tips for Smarter Buying and Serious Saving
This week’s link roundup covers fees no prudent consumer should ever pay, supermarkets that can save you big-time on grocery bills, reasons why you might want to splurge on a latte from time to time (OK, this isn’t just about saving money), and a no-excuses look at the real reasons you’re broke.
12 Signs of Continued Hard Times
Including more participation in food stamp programs and more people drinking beer at home, along with fewer people investing in stocks, buying videogames, going to the movies, and working at jobs that match their skill sets.
What We Know About Employment (and Unemployment) Right Now
In honor of Labor Day, here are a bunch of observations, stats, and survey revelations about the state of work (or lack thereof) in the U.S. and around the globe.