It’s probably sacrilegious for a Hoosier to admit this, but I find auto racing the dullest of spectator sports.Watching cars go around and around a track endlessly, lap after lap, until a winner is finally declared just before my bottom falls asleep? Counting the raisins in a box of cereal ...
The Consumer Price Index was released this week, showing inflation at 8.3%, year over year. The number is not especially surprising, just a tad better than March. We have probably passed the month of ‘peak’ inflation for this cycle.The reason for this is simply that March’s inflation ...
Many students are looking forward to walking across the stage soon to receive their degrees and start their lives after college soon. However, shortly after graduation, student loan payments often come due. This daunting idea has become a possible payday for scam artists.Since the start of the ...
We’ve all said the phrase “In a perfect world…” at one time or another to describe what we view as an ideal situation. In a perfect world, we would release a flawless product that our customers love. In a perfect world, our solution would revolutionize the industry and be the preferred ...
Shopping local in a post-COVID-19 world is even more vital than before. Small businesses are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic and need the support of their community members. Consumers are encouraged to make a conscious effort to support local businesses during the Small ...
We all have our stories about communication breakdown at work. Often these stories go along with lots of feelings and thoughts. We get irritated, angry, and worked up. We struggle to understand how the other person could have misunderstood what we said. It can lead to relationship breakdowns, ...
My heartfelt congratulations to President Biden. He is proposing an idea so bad that it replaces the No. 1 choice of worst federal government scheme of my lifetime.My guideline in judging federal programs is whether they honor the fundamental relationship between the government and the governed ...
As April’s Financial Literacy Month comes to a close, it’s a good time to review tips for consumers to improve their financial literacy.Many consumers reach adulthood with no clear understanding of financial literacy. Creating budgets, making smart investments and financial planning for the ...
For most of my adult life, I’ve described myself as a free market economist. But, I should explain just what that means, and how it influences what I research and write about. The best way to start this essay is to observe that nearly all economic research examines the points at which markets ...
The March Consumer Price Index (CPI) convinced many that an economic cosmic cataclysm is about to occur. Yes, an 8.5% increase over the same period last year is startling. That’s why inflation led off the evening news and dominated newspaper headlines.Yet, when the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...
