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Should Your Community Print its own Currency?
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by Jason Guthrie.
Did you know that printing and distributing local currency is completely legal? Under certain circumstances your local city could print its own currency – and because of the current economic conditions many are. First, the rules: The currency can’t resemble a US dollar Only paper currency can be printed – no coins allowed Any income […]
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How Much Time Should You Spend On Your Finances?
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Jason Guthrie.
There’s a concept in finance called “cost-benefit analysis” which involves calculating whether an item’s cost outweighs its benefit. For example, I spent 8 hours yesterday cleaning the apartment I just vacated. If I had bothered to perform a cost-benefit analysis, I would have asked myself whether or not the cost (8 hours of my time […]
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The Crisis of Credit
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Jason Guthrie.
My favorite explanation of the current economic crisis.
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Maxed Out Documentary
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Jason Guthrie.
Maxed Out’s James Scurlock and Elizabeth Warren on NightLine