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Category Archives: Entrepreneurs

Since When Does 0% Cost $900?

April 1, 2009 – 4:41 pm

Before the financial crisis I, like most Americans, received a lot of credit card offers in the mail. What used to be a steady stream has now slowed to a trickle so I’m paying a little more attention to the occasional “good deal” teaser offer. Last week one of them caught my eye. Capital One [...]

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Interest in Business Careers Drops among Teens

March 6, 2009 – 3:24 pm

A new poll by Junior Achievement, an organization working to educate kids about financial literacy and entrepreneurship, finds a sudden drop in interest for business careers among teenagers. Junior Achievement’s press release notes:
According to the results of the ninth annual Junior Achievement “Kids and Careers” poll, teen interest in a career as a “business [...]

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How much does an actor really make?

February 24, 2009 – 10:59 am

We have movies on the mind at Econ4u following Sunday’s Academy Awards. Watching everyone from the uber-wealthy Brangelina, to the resurgent Mickey Rourke, to the first-time stars of Slumdog Millionaire, I was left wondering how much of their mega-salaries actually end up in their bank account.

Let’s look for example at Mickey Rourke. Following his [...]

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It’s never too early to start learning personal finance

February 11, 2009 – 4:45 pm

While a few states are taking the initiative and requiring financial literacy classes for their students, lots of innovation is happening at the local level, like at this charter school in Illinois:
On a recent weekday morning, four students were busy popping 240 bags of popcorn in preparation for a dance at the charter school. They [...]

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