ABC’s new show Scandal was a pleasure to watch, with nice pacing and well written lines.   The show creator, Shonda Rhimes, has delivered another winner.   The writing is excellent and does not condescend to the audience. The premise revolves around a firm of Washington DC lawyers who act...

“No good deed goes unpunished.”  My husband loves to give me this warning all the time.  An unfortunate Waffle House waitress in Alabama and her customer found this out the hard way.  Tonda Lynn Dickerson won $10 Million when a frequent customer gave her the winning lottery...

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Catherine Cook and her brother, David, sold their website start-up, myYearbook.com, for $100 Million to Quepasa–a public company.   It may sound like a fairy tale come true, but the devil is in the details. When the math is done, the picture...

Ignore what all the gurus tell you about wealth equating to being a millionaire.   The key to becoming wealthy is to readjust your mental attitude and personal behaviors to match what your needs are.   For most people, understanding your needs is the first step towards wealth. The reason...

What will be the most valuable thing to a senior? I suspect that the answer is having choices or freedom.   It’s impossible to calculate how important or valuable such a small thing could be until it is taken away from you. We’re incredibly fortunate to live in the United States...