Seen that? - Your Game Plan

Filed in archive Best of on December 16, 2009

Your Game Plan at The Personal Finance Weblog

Paul Volker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It is wise to consider what he has to say. I don't know whether change will come with a bang or a whimper, whether sooner or later. But as things stand, it is more likely than not that it will be financial crises rather than policy foresight that will force the change. What's your game plan? [...] Read More


Game of Life More Complicated Than Life Itself at The Personal Finance Weblog

Somebody got my kids the board game Life for Christmas this year, and we finally opened it the other day. I always loved this game as a child, but, in keeping with a trend I've noticed in the toy & game industry, it is now constructed more cheaply while being infinitely more complicated. I don't think my own life has been quite as complex as the one I led while [...] Read More


A Lesson in Finance, Kids Style at The Personal Finance Weblog

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ilka-Erika Szasz-Fabian Dayana Yochim has a fun article this week at Motley Fool about teaching a friend's 6-year-old daughter about credit after the girl received a credit card solicitation in the mail. My favorite parts: "When you go to the store to buy Barbie a friend, if you pay for her with your new Visa, her friend will cost $1,087 and won't be paid for in full [...] Read More


No Skins for John Daly at Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: Telus Skins Game The lineup for the Telus World Skins Game was announced yesterday. It's one of John Daly's favorite events. This is another of the made-for-TV events in today's game but it has proven very popular with Canadian golf fans over the years. Telus is one of the country's leading mobile phone companies and they hooked up with the Canadian Skins Game a few years back. Last year, a very successful Skins [...] Read More


Senior enlisted Marines and officers participate in the logistics modernization game at Supplychainer

The 1st marine aircraft wing Materiel Readiness Branch held a conference Feb. 22 to discuss logistics modernization initiatives at the Camp Foster Chapel Annex. The conference, attended by supply, logistics, and maintenance officers and staff non-commissioned officers from units throughout Okinawa and Japan, provided an overview of an upcoming overhaul to the current logistics system, which governs the transfer of essential parts and supplies to troops on the battlefield. The logistics modernization [...] Read More