Maximize Your Priorities by Brian Tracy
... The long term comes soon enough, and every sacrifice that you make today will be rewarded with compound interest in the great future that lies ahead for you. In order to get your personal time under control, you must decide very clearly on your priorities, but at the same time you must also establish "posteriorities" as well. Just as priorities are things that you do more of sooner, "posteriorities" are the things that you do less of. It is just as important to know what to focus on as it ...

The Tax Payer as Gilligan by Kemberly Wardlaw
... Your financial planner can assist you in reviewing inflation trends, introducing inflation adjusted estimates for future income needs, managing tax efficient portfolios, and keeping an eye on government actions. While you cannot control the weather of our economy, preparing your S.S. Minnow for potential rough sailing is important. (As this episode ends and the closing credits roll, we rejoin the final verse of our amended Gilligan’s Island tune) … “So this is the tale of our inflation ...

Alternative Energy, The Dream And The Reality by Allen Goldstone
... When combined with lower costs and more efficient technology solar is sure to play an important role in the future. EthanolNo discussion of ethanol can take place without including the amazing success of Brazil in eliminating its dependence on imported oil from the Middle East. Brazil produces enough ethanol from sugar cane to provide 40% of its demand for gas. All fuel sold in Brazil is at least 25% ethanol. In the US the primary source of ethanol is from corn.

Back to School Savings by Cheryl Johnson
... I have to mention that recently I saw a headline of financial news that read something like this, "Texas Instruments reports profits at all time highs last month." Well, there's no big surprise there! I couldn't help but laugh. Backpacks and binders are always used until they fall apart in our house. Most backpacks are machine washable and weather a washing pretty well. I usually let them air dry on a sunny day. New backpacks and binders(on sale), or nearly new ones (acquired at thrift ...

The Stock Exchange - A Beginners Guide by Stuart Langridge
... I have never spread bet, used an option or future or sold short. I don't use leverage. If I can't figure out what might go wrong, FOR CERTAIN, I'd rather not do it. I buy, I hold and I sell. That's it. I have no doubt that these admissions mean that I miss out on all sorts of possible investment opportunities. There are all sorts of weird and wonderful investments out there, but I invest and I don't like to gamble. If you think about it though, what I just said doesn't really hold me back.

History of the Computer - Computers and Technology by Michael Cooper
... Financial help from the British Government was attained and Babbage started fabrication of a difference engine in 1823. It was intended to be steam powered and fully automatic, including the printing of the resulting tables, and commanded by a fixed instruction program. The difference engine, although having limited adaptability and applicability, was really a great advance. Babbage continued to work on it for the next 10 years, but in 1833 he lost interest because he thought he had a ...