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Friday, November 17, 2023

Note to self – Best Economy in US May Move From NYC and San Francisco

According to https://www.businessinsider.com/best-economy-us-houston-dallas-nashville-miami-cities-moving-businesses-2023-11#nashville-4

Nashville was ranked as the top city in the US for job opportunities and earnings potential in an analysis by the HR firm Checkr released earlier this year. In May, the Milken Institute's rankings of the nation's best-performing cities — based on labor-market performance and economic opportunities — put Nashville at number four.

Monday, November 13, 2023

The Truth About Temu: Complaints and Concerns | Time

Excerpt from
https://time.com/6243738/temu-app-complaints/

But the company—the U.S. offshoot of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo—is also starting to develop a reputation for undelivered packages, mysterious charges, incorrect orders, and unresponsive customer service. Temu has already been subject to more than 30 complaints to the Better Business Bureau, and has a BBB customer rating of less than 1.5 stars.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

The Seven Social Sins

"The Seven Social Sins are:
Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle."

(Frederick Lewis Donaldson. Sermon in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/32234-the-seven-social-sins-are-wealth-without-work-pleasure-without )

Later, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Social_Sins)

Friday, August 11, 2023

Asked to wire money? Cut the cord | Consumer Advice

Asked to wire money? Cut the cord

By Terri Miller

If someone asked you to mail them $200 in cash, would you do it? Probably not. Wiring money is just like sending cash in the mail. Once it's gone, you probably won't get it back — which explains why scammers tell you to pay that way. You'd think twice before mailing your hard-earned money — do the same thing before you wire money. Here's what to know.