Category Archives: Money Stuff

First Job in Second Person

Posted on December 30, 2014 by sputterpub

If you were me, you were born in early January. That makes your sun sign Capricorn, and nowhere near a cusp. You never studied astrology, and you were skeptical when you encountered it in 1967, but there was no avoiding … Continue reading →

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Buying Heinz

Posted on February 23, 2013 by sputterpub

I heard an item on the nightly news last week. I wasn’t paying close attention and I haven’t researched any of the details, but I don’t think that matters. The report mentioned a sale of the Heinz company. That good … Continue reading →

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Maeta’s Fable: Retirement Plans

Posted on January 2, 2013 by sputterpub

As expected, Goofus and Gallant got jobs after college. Goofus stashed his liberal arts degree in the bottom of the footlocker he used as a coffee table, and went to work in a succession of retail situations. His favorite stint … Continue reading →

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$ (1997)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sputterpub

I meditate on money as I make my way to work. I wonder how much stuff a body needs in middle age, to break away from office life. Is it enough invested in a cottage, managed funds, a quarter million … Continue reading →

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Fair Market Value

Posted on July 28, 2011 by sputterpub

“The only place the word fair appears in the Internal Revenue Code,” Al intoned, is “immediately before the phrase market value.” Al has since retired, but I’ll never forget his words. He was responding to some complaint I voiced about … Continue reading →

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Retirement Savings

Posted on July 5, 2011 by sputterpub

     Don’t shoot me if I sound insensitive. I know many of us are living off savings or otherwise struggling to get by. But my job is about retirement plans for small businesses, so I interact regularly with people who … Continue reading →

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Bookkeeping

Posted on December 20, 2010 by sputterpub

When I was 13 I ran for the school office of bookkeeper. I was unopposed, and I only ran at the suggestion of some teacher or counselor; she told me the job needed doing and she said I was capable. … Continue reading →

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