Chalk another one up for the tax hell. Someone is suggesting another tax for Milwaukee County, this time a $10 per car registration fee. I can hear it now… “But it’s only $10!” Soon we will be paying more than […]
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is upset. The budget is out of whack. (Go figure!) The government is spending money faster than it is coming in, and Doyle wants someone to fix it. (And remember… he’s already raided funds set aside […]
The scam is simple: Call in sick to get a day off, but then pick the next shift which puts you into overtime status. You still have your day off, but your next day is at time-and-a half. The Milwaukee […]
Financial Executives International polled companies for the 7th year in a row to determine how much it costs to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This year, they talked to 185 companies with average annual revenues of $4.7 […]
A few of my masterpieces from this past week included… Are you lying to yourself about money? – Quit making excuses to spend money. You don’t have to lie about needing it. You don’t have to make up a reason […]
To many, my fight against Mary Kay Cosmetics is puzzling. Why would I want to waste my time with it? After all, they’re only selling lipstick. It’s a harmless company started by a little old lady 45 years ago who […]
This week, Gregory Probert, Herbalife’s (NYSE:HLF) president and COO, resigned after being outed for lying about his credentials. Here’s what an analyst at Goldman Sachs had to say about the company after the resignation was announced:
Ken and Daria Dolan had a really good post on WalletPop today about the tricks credit card companies play. Yes, they’re all legal. Yes, they’re all outlined in your credit card agreement. But they are a bit sneaky and can […]
PrePaid Legal boasts their “legal services plan.” The truth is that very few legal services are ever provided under the plan. If you have a criminal case, contrary to what you’ve been told, the plan is useless. You are told […]
Following last week’s damaging report by Fraud Discovery Institute and Barry Minkow that Herbalife LTD’s (NYSE:HLF) president and COO Gregory Probert lied about his credentials, Probert has resigned from the company, effective today. Media reports are cute. Instead of saying […]
