FIRE movement promotes extreme savings, early retirement
A relatively new financial movement aims at financial independence and early retirement, sometimes extremely early retirement. And that’s the name of the…
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How one product ended an art form
For thousands of years, possibly in every culture, humans carried cloth handkerchiefs. They were the privilege of wealthy humans. Evidence of…
Every time you write Kleenex, a lawyer gets his wings
In 1920, Kimberly-Clark, a Wisconsin paper company, became the first to offer a disposable handkerchief. They called it Kleenex. Now a lot of people call…
Kleenex: A market finds the product
For centuries in the West, ladies tucked their neatly pressed and embroidered handkerchiefs into their sleeve or purse. And, eventually, men arranged…
Generation Z: A workforce like no other
Generation Z (ages 18-22) is in the workforce. The hypervisual, technological natives see little, if any, distinction between working at home or office,…
Leaders: Formed by the crucible
The late scholar Warren Bennis, who pioneered leadership studies, believed that leaders were formed through transformative experiences — crucibles –…
Ask the Expert: What is a lease-to-own, and is it a good idea?
A lease-to-own, also commonly referred to as a rent-to-own or a lease option, is an arrangement between a buyer and a seller in which the seller leases a…
A jump in building starts predicts more choices for buyers
After an unexpected late-year jump in single family housing starts in 2019, the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group has predicted…
Fashion trends for 2020 are out of this world
Fashion will be inspired by space in 2020 and beyond, predicts Lyst.com. That’s not entirely unreasonable since governments and entrepreneurs are set on…
Open eyes to the moment and thrive
You are on a beach viewing an amazing sunset, your loved ones around you, and the sound of waves gently caressing the sand. Who can’t stay in that moment?…