On August 10, a derecho blew through a large band of the Midwest. Stretching across central Iowa, northern Illinois, and portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, this “derecho” was a megastorm, featuring 80+ miles per hour sustained winds and gusts up to and over 130 miles per hour. Unfortunately, my …
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Over the last few weeks, one of the major areas of focus of The Simple Dollar has been on getting through this current era of social distancing and its consequences. Here are a few of those articles: Lost Your Job? Take These Four Steps First offers immediate advice if you’ve …
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Author’s Blurb: I’ve been getting a lot of questions from business leaders about how to prepare or manage what could be the largest economic recession in our generation. My answer to that is that I don’t know, but I can tell you what I did. All of us are now …
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Over the last week, I’ve heard tons of questions and participated in lots of conversations about COVID-19. The topic of COVID-19 itself is pretty far outside the realm of what is covered on The Simple Dollar, as it digs deep into health care and public policy issues and The Simple …
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