#39. Jimmy CarterCapo 3Am, Em, G, Djimmy cartercouldn’t you be a little smarterall your taxes have more consequencesthan just short-term income coming inoil import quotas, windfall profit taxesregulations, foreign debacle of Iran’s revolutionadd it all up and what does it equalthe highest lending rate of all timeround-the-block for gas wait...

You're in a grocery store buying Skittles. An $0.89 purchase. Then your cashier tries to double your bill with a "Would you like to donate $1 to help St. Jude's?" This direct verbal assault produces more instant guilt than the offering plate being passed down your aisle at church. This...

Most of you have health insurance. You pay a monthly premium and when you show up to your doctor's appointment, you pay maybe a $30 co-pay. That money goes to your insurance provider. Then the insurance provider pays the healthcare provider a varying amount, probably around $180 (the amount the insurance...

Invite a few friends over for a little front-yard BBQ while your garage sale is happening. Because high-traffic garage sales get the most traffic. It's "the rich get richer" principle at work. If no one's there, it must be because it's bad. If it's hoppin', I want to see what...

We're always surprised when we have dreams about people we've thought about that day. Maybe because the thought only lasted for a moment. Yet, just because our conscious thought forgets, the brain synapses that connected are still fresh, even later than night. But why do those synapses make it into our...

This statue by Jens Glaschiot contains the inscription, "I'm sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under the burden. I would do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back." It's a wonderful work of art. And fascinating to me how so many different political parties...

Kids don't need motivation to want pizza. It's a natural favorite straight from birth. But how do you differentiate yourself as a pizza place to children among your dozens of competitors? If you're not Chuck E. Cheese and don't have 100s of video games and ball pits at your disposal, what can...

During my childhood, it seemed possible to make it in this world as a single-income family. Nowadays, that idea seems more and more improbable. So, for women who are hoping to be at least a partial stay-at-home mom, when choosing a career path during college, doesn't it make sense to...

My friend is currently trying to sell his home. Like many of us, he bought high and hates the idea of having to sell low. So, he prays for the miraculous. For God to be gracious and have someone come knocking who loves the house and wants to buy it...

I love all of my entrepreneurial friends. Frequent contributor and long-time friend, Jarrett Harris, lives in Manhattan with his insanely creative wife Emily, whom we had the pleasure of staying with during our recent trip to New York City. Emily is a part of the fashion industry in NYC, and has had...