Finanical Wednesday advice from Jean Chatzky 2010 calendar

Balance your long and short term goals to be sure your retirement is covered. When saving for a house, you can cut backon your retirement contributions, but don't stop making them altogether.

Sunday Quote

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

--Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is best known for his activist work againist South Africa's racial segregation laws. After sending 27 years in prison, he become the president in the first fully representative democratic election in South Africa. Mandela has recieved the Nobel Peace Prize and over 250 other awards.

Finanical Wednesday advice from Jean Chatzky 2010 calendar

It may sound premature, but it's important to teach your kids the expenses that come with a credit card. Run some numbers so they see how the interest adds up if they only pay the minimum amount.

Sunday Quote

There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.

--Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) is one of the most beloved American authors. He is best known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Born under the name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Twain was also a popular humorist of his time and actually invented a few items.

Finanical Wednesday advice from Jean Chatzky 2010 calendar

Before you make a donation, ask what cause is benefiting and what percent of your gift gets passed on.

Sunday Quote

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

--Kristen Hunter (Lattany)

Kristen Hunter was a well known Pennsylvanian, African American writer. Works including, God Bless the Child, takes a serious look on issues such as race and gender.

Working Effectively with Difference

Had a class yesterday entitled: Working Effectively with Difference. the facilitators, Dan Distelhorst and Gordon Watanabe, were entertaining and presented a full and 'different' look on diversity.
Key points pointed out in handout from group performance (Scott Page's "The Difference" is referenced as the research source):

• 'Difference' primarily refers to a diversity of perspectives and ways of approaching a situation.
• Diverse teams tend to outperform homogenous teams- even if those homogenous teams have stronger individual performers.
• Not only does difference trump sameness, difference also trumps ability.
• Well facilitated teams, with lots of thinking and value differences, will outperform homogeneous teams but will have more conflict.
• There is a connection between difference of thinking and identitly difference (e.g. gender, ethnicity, national culture, etc.) so recruiting people with diverse identities enhances group performance.

It was a great class-all corperate enviroments should have this approuch to this topic.

Finanical Wednesday advice from Jean Chatzky 2010 calendar

When investing, conside I bonds, which are inflation-protected savings bonds. Tey'll pay no interest until you redeem them (and you owe no taxes until then) but the payout increases to keep pace with the cost of living.

My Bone! 01-03-11

Sunday Quote

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.

-- Charles F Kettering

Charles Kettering was an inventor, engineer and businessman. He is best known for being the founder of Delco and his involvment with General Motors and DuPont Chemical Company. Becuase of Mr Kettering here, we have the luxury of air conditioning and colorful cars.