Tag: capitalism
Don’t Return Books to Amazon
Apparently because of a stupid TikTok “book return hack” authors and creators are losing money. So this is just a reminder not to return books…
McDonald’s Cookie Math
The math isn’t mathing. So McDonald’s Cookie price math makes no sense, but the psychology of why they price them this way actually does make…
Why Walmart Failed in Germany
LOL! This is a super entertaining post about why Walmart failed miserably in Germany. There’s some hilarious excerpts and a link to a 30 page…
Speeding Tickets in Finland
Finland is known for its strict enforcement of traffic rules and relatively high tickets for speeding violations. In Finland, the fines for speeding violations are…
How Old Is Capitalism?
In this post people are debating how old capitalism truly is. Some people argue that it is thousands of years old, and others argue that…
Thoughts on the Actor and Writer Strikes
Neil Gaiman shared this thread of thoughts on the Hollywood actor and writer strikes. Basically if you can’t pay your workers a living wage and…
Sharing Salary Information
This post explains why you absolutely should share salary information with your colleagues at work and online. You should also check sites like salary.com to…
Ethical Consumption Is a Luxury
We’ve all heard that there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. But it’s also very true that even attempting ethical consumption is a luxury afforded to…
Hospital Bills in the USA
This is an important Public Service Announcement about hospital bills for people receiving medical care in the USA. Just don’t pay it. Here’s why: Source
How To Build Good Credit
This is an informative post about how to build good credit without going into crazy debt. It’s sad that credit cards are necessary (thanks capitalism),…