Three Books to Help Make Sense of the Global Financial Crisis
Kate Carruthers I’ve just finished reading these three books. They have each helped me to make some sense of our current global economic situation and to consider what actions we can take…
Is too much choice good for us?
Since I’ve been considering how to simplify things this TED video on The Paradox of Choice seems pretty apt. Apparently too much choice is not good for us … http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Tips for achieving extra savings
The following tips are a good start for making some extra savings: 1. Pay your bills by the due dates and avoid late payment penalties – about $10 on utility…
Primate Caturday
See it’s not just human primates that like cats, here’s an orangutan and cat friendship … http://wnvideo.zootoo.com/global/video/flash/widgets/WNVideoCanvas.swf
Is Australia turning into a police state? How can we protect our rights?
A very disturbing thing happened to a friend of mine the other day. Nick Holmes a Court, well known entrepreneur and digital media maven, saw some police activity occurring in…
What is the Frugal Agenda for 2009?
I’ve been thinking about questions that I need to answer so as to live a more frugal life. So here are some of the questions and issues that this blog…
What Did I Learn in 2008 & How Will I Use it in 2009?
This past year has been a remarkable one for me. I’ve met so many amazing, interesting and supportive people that it is hard to count them all. Many new friendships…
Corporate values & reality
The Global Financial Crisis (#GFC) has shown that some of our ‘greatest’ companies were no more than fraudsters at worst and incompetent at best. This made me think about all…
Society, mindset & resilience – Part 1
Over the past week I’ve travelled to Boulder CO and San Francisco meeting people for business and also taking the opportunity to meet some Twitter people IRL. It has been…
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