Part of the motivation for gaining wealth is the idea that money is security. While it is true that money opens many doors in our culture, having a large amount of money does not in itself create security. In fact, it can create a great deal of insecurity because after it is accumulated, [...]
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, dominant jobs included farming and running small businesses such as print shops or various kinds of small-scale manufactory (blacksmith, wheelwright, etc.). With its influx of technology, initially in the form of steam power, as well as the development of large-scale manufacturing techniques, the world of work changed. Many [...]
Among the other statistics collected on your use of credit by the agencies who gather this information, is “credit utilization.” If you have a $10,000 credit limit across all your credit cards and you have a balance of $4000 across the cards, then your debt is forty percent of your credit limit. That [...]