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The Order of Money

Let’s get one thing straight:  There is one — and ONLY ONE — way to manage your money in your pocket or wallet.

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Investing in Key People, Not in Pet Projects

Why do so many large businesses forget that people are the key to creating projects that find success and resonance in the marketplace?

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Beware the Freeloading Freelancer!

I have worked as a freelance author, artist and performer for my entire adult life.  I support honest freelancers that share the same work ethic and morality.  I believe in set project prices.  I do not believe in gouging people with an invented hourly rate that suddenly appears when the bill arrives.

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The East Village Euro, the Texas Peso and the Border Town Loonie

A single Euro is currently worth 1.4728 U.S. Dollars — is it any wonder that some Manhattan stores in New York are accepting Euros as payment for goods and services?

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Barron Hilton Disinherits Family

Barron Hilton — Paris’ grandfather — is giving away 97% of his hotel fortune to charity when he dies.

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Betting on a Two Million Dollar Flop

Is it better, as an author, to make a solid $50,000 on a book and have a tremendous success in the marketplace?

Or is it better to get a $2 million advance on a book and have it die on the vine of public prosperity and to have it slashed by the critics?

Is success for an author measured in popularity or by the pocketbook?