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Archives for August 2009

The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine

August 28, 2009 by mattperman

Wired has a good article on “The Good Enough Revolution.” Here’s the gist: “Entire markets have been transformed by products that trade power or fidelity for low price, flexibility, and convenience.”

Filed Under: Business

No Legislation without Participation

August 28, 2009 by mattperman

Patrick Lencioni has a great article over at The Simple Wisdom Project on the problems that come from the fact that members of congress often do not have to live with the consequences of the laws they pass. Universal health care is the latest example. Here’s a great quote: As it stands today, Congress is […]

Filed Under: Politics

The National Debt Road Trip

August 26, 2009 by mattperman

This is a fantastic visualization of how the deficit spending projected by Obama compares to past presidencies. Really incredible. This video converts the deficit spending since 1900 into miles per hour. Bush was going 63 mph, the fastest yet. Obama’s own projections put him at 173 mph for the next eight years. The video is […]

Filed Under: Politics

Resolutions and the New Testament

August 18, 2009 by mattperman

John Piper had a great article the other day called Let’s Make Some Autumn Resolutions. A resolve — such as a New Year’s resolution or, in the case of Piper’s article, an “autumn resolution” — is essentially something you intend to do, change, or become more of. It can be initiated by a change in […]

Filed Under: Managing Yourself

The Hidden Cost of Debt (and a rule of thumb on when to use it)

August 17, 2009 by mattperman

There is a good article at the Personal MBA blog on the nefarious hidden cost of debt. And, although not the point of the article, there is a good section on when debt can sometimes be beneficial. This is often overlooked by those hitting (rightly) the note on the dangers of debt and needs to […]

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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