Archive for February, 2009
The Crisis of Credit Visualized
February 26th, 2009. Published under UrbanSpeaker. 1 Comment.
A clean and concise summary of how the credit crunch we see spreading around the world came to be. The only one question remains: how do we solve it?
This video has been added to the Video tab at the top of the page.
Video by: Jonathan Jarvis
Two Perspectives on Mentorship
February 13th, 2009. Published under UrbanSpeaker. 1 Comment.
This is officially the first guest article on UrbanSpeaker. So to start off strong, I present Jason Daley and David Lavoie. Jason is a self described Creative Catalyst that works with businesses on their growth strategies and perfecting their sales and marketing programs through his company Conduit Solutions. Here Jason and David collaborate to give their perspectives on mentoring; why it is important to the inexperienced and how it can help you in the long run.
David
It pays to have someone who’s been where you need to be, and done what you need to do.
Prioritize Your Debt
February 1st, 2009. Published under UrbanSpeaker. No Comments.
Thanks to reader Brittany for the idea for this article.
If you are using a budget, the goal is to get some positive cash flow. But then what? What should you do with the bit of money that you have managed to free up?
Luckily, there is no shortage of places to put extra cash these days. You can build an emergency fund, save for something special or invest it. However, nothing is more of a drag on your financial health then debt. Also, the way many loans are built, especially credit cards, the interest is enough that if you pay the minimums forever, you’d never be free of them.