You and your business partners have a solid company. A great business plan; consistent profits. Despite the company’s success (or failure), over time, one partner decides that she is ready to move on (or, you and the other partners decide that she is not pulling her weight and it is time for her to move [...]
Most of us, at some point, are frugal in our spending. This is particularly true for a startup or emerging company, where being lean is likely a necessity for survival. The concept of “frugality,” however, describes a wide range of thrift — from prudent and economical, on one end, to unwise and cheap, on the [...]
During a recent oil change, the mechanic suggested that it was time to replace the car’s timing belt. He explained that, although the procedure was expensive, the belt could break at any time, and at that point, the damage would wreak havoc on the car’s engine and my pocketbook. Preventative care was so costly, yet [...]