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Maker’s Mark Adds Water

by Luke Landes
Maker's Mark

I’ve never had Maker’s Mark, but I do have friends who enjoy this particular brand of bourbon — or the bottles in which the bourbon is sold. With this latest piece of news, I’m wondering if the company believes the bottle is the product being sold rather than the alcohol inside. Beam, the corporate owner ... Continue reading this article…

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The Wrong Reason To Become An Entrepreneur

by Luke Landes
Cubicle

I don’t have the statistics pertaining to this, but I have a strong impression that many people dream about starting their own business, and many who do have this particular daydream are inspired to consider what this life would be like because they don’t like their boss. Or maybe they don’t like working for someone ... Continue reading this article…

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Kathleen December 2012 Net Worth

by Luke Landes

Naked With Cash is the year-long series on Consumerism Commentary where seven readers’ households share their financial progress on a monthly basis. I’ve partnered with financial planners who will offer some guidance along the way. Read this introduction to learn more about the series. Kathleen is thirty-one years old, single, and living in Portland, Oregon. ... Continue reading this article…

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Subcontract the Work You Don’t Want to Do

by Luke Landes
Chinese outsourcing

Until he was caught by a security firm hired to investigate a suspected hacking, an employee of an unnamed company took advantage of an extreme inefficiency in the job market. He was reportedly earning a six-figure salary as a computer programmer — I suppose programmers are called developers in the parlance of our times — ... Continue reading this article…

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A New #Cut4Bieber: Justin Bieber’s Prepaid Debit Card

by Luke Landes
Justin Bieber

There’s apparently a celebrity of some sort called Justin Bieber. I don’t know much about him, but I might have heard a song of his one time. He might have been a baby only a few years ago, but today he’s following in the footsteps of some of my favorite gurus, in a love-to-hate sense, ... Continue reading this article…

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Anne and Matt December 2012 Net Worth

by Luke Landes
Naked With Cash

Naked With Cash is the year-long series on Consumerism Commentary where seven readers’ households share their financial progress on a monthly basis. I’ve partnered with financial planners who will offer some guidance along the way. Read this introduction to learn more about the series. The first readers to share their December 2012 net worth are ... Continue reading this article…

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$1 Trillion Platinum Coin: The Next Episode of Reality TV

by Luke Landes
$1 Platinum Coin

Political theatrics doesn’t stop. I’ve been ignoring the latest issue for as long as possible, but this is so ridiculous I couldn’t go on ignoring it. Now that pundits have stopped talking about the fiscal cliff, the discussion has turned to the debt ceiling, the artificial limit Congress has put on spending that they have ... Continue reading this article…

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Fiscal Cliff Bill Passes: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)

by Luke Landes
Senate

Late last night, the United States House of Representatives passed is designed to avoid the fiscal cliff, the bill already approved by the Senate that avoids the fiscal cliff, the automatic tax rate reversion and spending cuts agreed to last year by Congress. With recurring drama every few months, the government seems to be taking ... Continue reading this article…

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