Wow…
Posted by Minimalist J on March 20th, 2008$25 – $50 million = beer and pretzels
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It costs less per day than your coffee!
Posted by Minimalist J on June 27th, 2005How many different services advertise that they cost less than your daily cup of coffee? Of course, they don’t mean Folgers drip in your skanky old mug – they are referring to the $3-4 coffee at one of the ubiquitous coffee shops like Cairbou or Starbucks. Still…that doesn’t seem like much cash. But especially for [...]
The savings glut? Huh?
Posted by Minimalist J on June 17th, 2005Slate’s Savings Glut: The self-serving explanation for America’s bad habits discusses the theory that our economic problems are the fault of foreigners salting away too much cash for the future. The core thesis is that the US is virtuously propping up the global economy by spending like banshees, while too much saving in Asia is [...]