-
Chowderhead says
Categories
Archives
Category Archives: money
death of lol. Also, asshat.
“Lol is dead, Facebook says — ‘haha’ is the new way to say that you’re laughing“ Also, Burger King and their yip advertising gimmick What a bunch of transparent asshats. Can I say ‘asshat’ anymore? First they came for … Continue reading
Posted in curmudgeonhood, lies, Links, money, no hope
Comments Off on death of lol. Also, asshat.
Scott Macclesfield: European merchant
From: Mr.Scott Macclesfield To: cc: Subject: REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Dear Beloved, This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. Firstly, I have to say that I have … Continue reading
“People who discovered they would save money if they switched insurance companies saved some average amount of money upon switching”
In a recent commercial for Allstate, Dennis Haysbert intones that drivers who switched from Geico to Allstate saved an average of $396 per year on their auto insurance. He then intones “Surprised?”* Not really, Dennis, and here’s why: My guess … Continue reading
Posted in corporate, curmudgeonhood, fear for humanity, money
1 Comment
It’s time to stop fucking around
The Quiet Coup – The Atlantic May 2009 Anything that is too big to fail is too big to exist. I don’t pretend to understand the convoluted way we got here. I do understand why we got here; we got … Continue reading
Posted in corporate, fear for humanity, money, ragnarok
Comments Off on It’s time to stop fucking around
Greenspan: “I have something both very obvious and incredibly stupid to say”
Congressional committee lamblasts Greenspan – Oct. 23, 2008 “We are in the midst of a once-in-a century credit tsunami,” Greenspan told the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Except that it hasn’t really been a century though, has it? What is … Continue reading
the luck revolution
I’m not for penalizing genius, and I’m not for penalizing hard work. Genius and hard work deserve to be recognized by money. I am for managing luck. I believe the unlucky should be made less unlucky. The only way to … Continue reading
Posted in curmudgeonhood, fear for humanity, money, politics
Comments Off on the luck revolution
I am a financial genius
Three months ago, in response to–well, nothing, really– I reduced my 401k contribution from 10% to 5%, then to 1%, in order to reduce my exposure to non-money. Almost exactly a month ago, in response to a vague sense of … Continue reading
Posted in money
Comments Off on I am a financial genius
Fredlines
As news has reared its ugly head recently, putinesque, one begins to realize we are living in interesting times. I’ve noticed that magazines and newspapers can’t keep up with the pace. It’s one flaming brown sack of shit left on … Continue reading
An artist’s conception of greed and ruin
Remember how a few years ago artists were employed to draw pastels of court scenes because cameras weren’t permitted in? I don’t know, I guess to protect the innocent, on the very off-chance that the accused were somehow found innocent? … Continue reading
Posted in corporate, curmudgeonhood, money
Comments Off on An artist’s conception of greed and ruin
the impending run on yachts and caviar
Bush: Bailout plan necessary to deal with crisis – CNN.com We’re in the midst of a serious financial crisis, and the federal government is responding with decisive actions,” Bush said in a televised address Wednesday night from the White House. … Continue reading
drinkability
“Drinkability,” as a rating of a beer, has to be among the most egregious bullshit terms ever devised by man. Drinkability. Drinkability. In a peer-reviewed paper (a peer-reviewed paper), drinkability is defined as “A beer that … invites the drinker … Continue reading
Posted in curmudgeonhood, fear for humanity, humor, money
3 Comments
Zimbabwean money to lose what little value it has
CNN.com: Zimbabwean money changeover Damn! I’ve got several Zimbabwean dollars/shekels/drachma lying about the house, left over from long ago. Guess I’ll have to book a flight.
Posted in money
Comments Off on Zimbabwean money to lose what little value it has
They thought it high time they made a lot of money
MiamiHerald.com | 05/30/2006 | Segway sets course for stock market Norrod said he was brought in as CEO last year for just that purpose by Segway’s principal investors, Credit Suisse Group and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & … Continue reading
Posted in fear for humanity, money
Comments Off on They thought it high time they made a lot of money
More
Here’s an excerpt from my Economics book: “Supply-siders believe that how long and how hard people work depends on the amounts of additional after-tax earnings they derive from their efforts. They say that government should reduce marginal tax rates on … Continue reading
Posted in corporate, curmudgeonhood, fear for humanity, mach?, money, politics
Comments Off on More
Poverty Targets May Be Missed–BBC
I’ve got an idea: tax the shit out of the rich. You know Forbes’ annual list of the ultra-rich? Tax the living shit out of them.
cash: it’s what’s for birthdays
Wal-mart and Barnes & Noble and whoever else has plastic gift cards for sale. My kids have received these for birthdays or Christmas, which means my relatives, some of them, are lazy and stupid. They’re lazy the same way I’m … Continue reading
Posted in curmudgeonhood, humor, mach?, money
Comments Off on cash: it’s what’s for birthdays
Economics 101
I’m taking this “macro economics” online course at JD this semester. I was kind of excited about being compelled to take it. I’d never taken an economics class before. I’ve been sometimes keenly and sometimes not so keenly interested in … Continue reading
Posted in curmudgeonhood, fear for humanity, mach?, money
1 Comment
my neighbor and the wealth of nations, or ‘That Shit Crocks Profoundly’
I was talking to my next-door neighbor yesterday, for three or four minutes. Sometimes it’s unavoidable. The subject happened to be the air travel industry. My neighbor said that he thought it might be a good idea to re-regulate the … Continue reading
de-Assing
Mulesing, named for a JH Mules, an Australian rancher, “involves slicing flesh and wool away from the sheep’s rump to prevent blowflies from laying eggs,” usually without anesthetic. Outrageous. Basically, sheep are de-assed without painkillers. That cannot feel good. Certainly, … Continue reading
Posted in fear for humanity, mach?, money, politics
Comments Off on de-Assing