During the darkest days of the Great Depression, the logging city of Tenino, Washington, created a complimentary wooden currency to help locals survive the economic crisis. Now, almost 90 years later, the town is once again “printing money” on postcard-sized sheets of maple to … [Read more...] about This Washington town created its own currency to help locals get by
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The Paycheck Protection Program is a refreshing piece of business
Small businesses have already cut millions of jobs because the coronavirus crisis forced them to close and they could no longer pay salaries. But an important piece of the $2 billion coronavirus relief bill signed last week—a $350 million “paycheck protection program”—will use … [Read more...] about The Paycheck Protection Program is a refreshing piece of business
Giant Goldman Sachs will invest $750bn into climate action over next decade
As the private sector is slowly coming to its senses about the urgent need to address climate change, one of Wall Street’s major investment banks has recently revealed its plan to further bring this urgency to the fore. Over the weekend, financial behemoth Goldman Sachs … [Read more...] about Giant Goldman Sachs will invest $750bn into climate action over next decade
Mastercard bans automatic billing after ending of free trials
Have you ever subscribed to a free online trial and forgotten to cancel before the company bills you? Some businesses argue that it makes the process of acquiring a service easier for the user, but people protest that companies benefit from obtaining information used to … [Read more...] about Mastercard bans automatic billing after ending of free trials
How to ease the process of paying off your debt
Around 80 percent of American adults are in debt in some shape or form. Whether it’s student loans, medical bills, car payments, credit cards. or mortgages, to put it bluntly, the nation has some bills to pay. If you’re one of the millions of people currently in debt, there’s a … [Read more...] about How to ease the process of paying off your debt
