Drive out of a trance
Truckers call it “highway hypnosis,” a trance-like condition that can hit anyone on a long-distance drive. Experts say the real problem is driving without…
Month: February 2017
Commuting: You don’t control traffic
How traffic moves is beyond your control. It doesn’t matter if you are in a hurry, uptight, or anticipating something at the end of your commute. So why…
Keep your wits about you
Did you hear the one about a guy who is working on a loading dock? After awhile, he steps back, falls off the dock and breaks his leg. How about the…
Hard lessons about purchases and returns
A box can tell you a lot about a product, but you don’t know if the product is in the box until you open it. That lesson has been painfully clear to a…
How is Your Financial Relationship?
We think of love on Valentine’s Day; should we also think of money? Connecting with a partner on a financial level is as important as an emotional one….
Moneywise: IRAs, flowers
Rolling over an IRA In an effort to simplify the process of rolling over an IRA account, the IRS has just made a change to the way it handles the 60-day…
Why regulations are bad for business
As the stock market took a leap up in November and December 2016, there was a lot of talk about optimism that the new administration would cut…
How to set up a legally, taxably sound small business
You’ve come up with what you think is an excellent service or product, and now you want to turn your idea into a small business. There are a host of steps…
Hackable employees
Business email compromise has cost businesses $2.3 billion between October 2013 and February 2016, according to recent figures from the FBI. Business has…
New ideas on training
ln the world of Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter, employees just don’t want to sit down with a 400 page book for training. Employers are responding….