Economics

These posts cover financial and economic topics, including taxes, financing, macro- and micro-economics
Apr
26
A wealthy-looking man in a cashmere coat standing before an impressive entry gate. Why yes, that is my castle.

Do You Have What It Takes To Be Independently Wealthy?

Money is just the start of it, perhaps not even the hardest part
5 min read
Apr
19
Swiss mountains with lake in the valley. Would you fill this alpine valley with trash?

Switzerland Spanks the U.S. in Everyday Sustainability

Is it because Swiss citizens care more, their politics still work, or something else?
4 min read
Apr
05
Camera lenses on display with prices

What Happens To All The Obsolete Technology?

Market opportunities abound for the savvy collector
4 min read
Mar
22
Store shelf with many boxes of colorful cake mix branded "Funfetti." We could all use more fun in our lives

Financial Lessons for Us Average Folk in the Hunter Biden Indictment

Studying Hunter's eye-opening spending to glean some valuable lessons for average earners
5 min read
Dec
08
Row upon row of people sitting in crowded bleachers

The Foregone Conclusion of the COP28 Cop-Out

Anyone who's worked on a team knows full well the reason governments are doomed to fail. Might us citizens also have the solution?
3 min read
Dec
01
Customer Service: Closing Down MY Account

Re-Imagining the CUSTOMER in Customer Service (by Stephen Faciszewski)

Greetings friends! Klugne readers are smart. This is most apparent when you can see them in action yourself. Today'
8 min read
Nov
24
Wall of stock certificates of defunct corporations

Unions Are Doing Humanity a Tremendous Service

At the same time, unions are inadvertently creating the conditions for their disappearance
3 min read
Nov
03
A green field with flowers and trees under a blue sky speckled with clouds

Would You Sell Your Time for 500x Less Than You Could Earn?

Although life is about so much more than making money, looking at this graph gave me pause
4 min read
Oct
13
A row of colored pencils with the tips all at different lengths

A Solution to Income Inequality That Would Genuinely Work

And would not destroy economies or social cohesion in the process
3 min read
Sep
29
Sign reading: A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it

How Does Your Wealth Stack Up on a Global Scale?

What does it take to be in the top half of adults? The top 1%? I hope the answers make you feel better about yourself
3 min read