Government Employee Entitled to A $100,000,000 Bonus!

Yes, I know I’m being a tad bit facetious here, but not really. After getting US$45 billion in government aid, the US government and we the people of America own roughly 36% of Citigroup. The interesting debate is whether Citigroup employee, Andrew J Hall should be paid his $100 million bonus as described in his …

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The Dumpster Of Treasure: Finding Wealth Everywhere

A funny thing happened yesterday when my friend and I were waiting for a space in the club parking lot. We were doing some stretches outside when an old man with a bamboo stick over his shoulder and too medium bags at each end came tiptoeing in. Where in the world was he going, we …

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Survey Says: Get 1,300 on Your SAT’s and a 3.9 GPA And You’re Set For Life!

I came across an intriguing article with a secret on getting set for life. Study hard, get good grades, nail your SATs, and get into one of the top 20 schools. Or if you weren’t scared off by the college admissions scandal, you could bribe your way in. But of course only you can decide …

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How High Can Unemployment Go Before We Derail?

The S&P 500 index has rallied 40%+ from its March 2009 low, and is up 8% Year To Date. Despite this solid performance, unemployment has surged to 9.7%, and many forecast the increase will continue until 11-13% unemployment. We’ve got 12% unemployment here in California already. The question I have is: How high can the …

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Move to Nevada And Make 10% More Money Per Annum Forever

With California heading towards the abyss and taxes rocketing to the moon, I’ve toyed with the idea of moving to Nevada. Here’s an article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting homeless 24 year olds and rising unemployment even in a rich suburb such as Marin County. From this other article, we learn that from the …

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