Science Proves the Economic Value of Design
According to Tom Dorresteijn, chairman of the BNO (The Association of Dutch Designers) and initiator of the research: “We can now prove the economic-commercial value of design with independent, scientific research. More attention for design within organizations increases financial performance and the quality of product experience. There [...]
Continue ReadingThink you’re unemployed? Here’s how to tell.
“The government is telling us that the economic stimulus is working and the recession is over. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at the unemployment numbers. While we may have dodged another great depression, unemployment is at its worst since then, having fallen to 10 percent by the Fed’s own reckoning.” (Click to enlarge.) [...]
Continue ReadingMoney vs. Career Satisfaction
Via 20-Something Finance: Arguments for Money: Following this path could potentially set yourself up for becoming financially independent so that you may do whatever you’d like in life and not have to make money at all. A job is a job and as long as you’re working, you might as well be making the most return for your time investment. When [...]
Continue ReadingGood advice is hard to find.
Yesterday I stumbled upon Penelope Trunk’s blog (of Brazen Careerist). One of her articles caught my eye, and before I knew it, I must have read at least a dozen of her posts; topics ranged from one’s likelihood of being promoted, to deciding if you need a therapist, to tips on navigating a quarter-life crisis. In my reading, I [...]
Continue ReadingOne trillion dollars buys a lot of cheeseburgers, too.
Via Mint.com- the free online financial analysis tool that you should be using. Designed by Jess at Wall Stats (The Art of Information).
Continue ReadingMinty Goodness
Skeptical of integrating yet another online personal organizational tool into my life, I took the plunge with Mint.com about two months ago. Within a few painless minutes, I was able to set up my account and have it start pulling information from my Bank of America checking and savings accounts, Wachovia mortgage, and American Express credit [...]
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