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Friction is one of the more important concepts in the world. Many things are either made possible or impeded by friction.
Strike a match and the friction creates a flame. Yet that same kind of friction stops other things from flowing smoothly.
Perhaps the best description of the challenges that [...]
I was reading Bill Bonner’s recent post Zombies Born of Government Spending where he posits the notion of zombies in our economy. As Bill defines it:
“In economic terms, a zombie is a parasite. He contributes less to the economy than he takes [...]
It has been fascinating to watch the consumer and media response to the recent increase of interest rates above the Reserve Bank rate by the Commonwealth Bank.
Many have expressed their opinion that the Commonwealth Bank is destroying its brand by such a callous action. But this view [...]
I’m lucky to be attending the Australian Institute of Company Directors 2010 conference DIRECTORSHIP:10 Ahead of the Curve in Christchurch this week.
Sessions today included:
Australia and New Zealand – performing in the global arena Is the current system broken? Challenges and opportunities in the global [...]
Many people have told me that freedom has a price. While others have told me that freedom has a cost. It got me thinking about the difference between a price and a cost.
While pondering about this I recalled the Oscar Wilde quote: “A cynic is a man [...]
Nearly 9,000 women signed up for the Febusave 2010 campaign, for example:
2,307 pledged to give up buying lunch 1,118 pledged to give up treats 162 pledged to give up taxis
These might not seem like much; but little changes like this can make a real difference to [...]
For the month of February I decided to give up driving to work and bank the savings. It’s been surprisingly easy to catch the train each day, even if it does mean I need to plan ahead a bit more.
The savings have been a real eye-opener, especially when one [...]
As part of the ANZ Bank’s Febusave campaign I’ve been following up on my pledge to catch public transport as much as possible during February, especially for the commute to the office.
I’m finding the daily train trip gives me a few unexpected [...]
I’ve been thinking about having an overarching theme for my blog this year and have finally decided on women in …
that is women who are doing interesting things like
finance technology science engineering management innovation start-ups marketing media and whatever other interesting careers pop up [...]
We do not often share stories about our personal finances (except perhaps to boast of some great success?) but here are some hard won lessons I have learned.
My parents were not great savers, subsisting from pay to pay in the way that many workers do. Thus I [...]
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