As a followup on my earlier posts on online savings accounts, it looks like my forecast on October 2 is still holding true–that online savings accounts from major banks had reached their intermediate-term peak when E-Loan came out their 5.5% account.  Recently, E-Loan lowered their rate to 5.38%.
I had planned on opening up an account [...]

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With $330 billion in annual sales, Wal-Mart certainly attracts a lot of shoppers–and unflattering attention. It’s often blamed for paying workers poorly, driving small merchants out of business, buying from overseas sweatshops, and killing downtowns. When you read about them in the news, it’s usually about how their latest proposed store is being [...]

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Wow, it’s been nearly a month since I last posted. Things had been very hectic at work, but hopefully it’s slowing down now.
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Clements wrote about six academics in the field of “happiness research” who took some of their own advice and made changes for the better:

Relish the day. [...]

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