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By: Roshawn Watson As a cost-cutting measure to combat economy strains, including rising gasoline expenses, Utah will become the first state to experiment with a four-days workweek for thousands of government employees. During Monday through Thursday, the employees will put in 10-hour days and will get Fridays off. The wages will remain the same. The… Continue reading Is the Four-day Workweek For You?

By: Roshawn Watson Real estate investors are snapping up more and more properties because of the current housing crunch. From small-time broker-investors to small real estate firms, many people are buying distressed homes at significant discounts. Image credit: bahia0019 For example, one real estate broker purchased a property for $65,000 that listed for $195,000. She… Continue reading Why We Need Real Estate Investors

By: Roshawn Watson Misconceptions about what it means to be rich are abundant. Many often think of jet-setting socialites. Interestingly, rich people do report being more happy than the poor, so it would seem reasonable that the wealthy would spend more time doing pleasurable activity. However, a recent study by Nobel Laureate behavioral economist Daniel… Continue reading Stressed Out Rich People?

By: Roshawn Watson Due largely to rising fuel costs and an inefficient pay structure, Midwest Air Group CEO, Timothy Hoeksema, has voluntarily taken a 40% pay cut in an effort to keep the struggling airline afloat. Image credit: caribb He stated that Midwest must decide whether to “fix this disparity so our costs better match… Continue reading CEO Voluntarily takes 40 percent salary cut

By: Roshawn Watson In a disturbing turn of events, a Cleveland paramedic was jailed for allegedly stealing and using an 87-year-old patient’s credit and debit cards. The patient was delivered to the Euclid General Hospital, and 32-year old Tiffany Forte was amongst the first EMS called to the scene. Image Credit: jag9889 Surveillance video place… Continue reading Paramedic Stole Patient’s Credit Cards!

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Here are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I also wanted to thank all of you who are voting for articles from this site on social bookmarketing sites such as stumbleupon, reddit, delicious,… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (vol 19)

By: Roshawn Watson I cannot believe that I am writing this, but former 90210 actress Tori Spelling entrepreneurial side is impressive. I recently involuntarily saw part of Tori Spelling’s reality show Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. Although I would rather watch reruns of professional chess tournaments in a foreign language than tune in to… Continue reading Tori Spelling – Unsung Financial Hero?

June was a great month for us! I’d like to thank visitors, readers, and commenters who enjoyed or contributed to Watson Inc over the past month. Compared to May, we had over 2600 additional visitors in June. I especially like to thank my subscribers (both RSS and email); I couldn’t do it without you! Here… Continue reading Watson Inc Update (June 2008)

By: Roshawn Watson Apparently, the new victims of the housing crunch are not the people losing their homes but the ones moving into their homes. In a very odd turn of events, JP Morgan Chase hired a company to break into a newly occupied house that was formerly in foreclosure. Apparently, JP Morgan Chase missed… Continue reading JP Morgan Chase Breaks Into Your House And Steals Everything You Own!

By: Roshawn Watson Despite economic concerns, Americans gave a record amount to charity in 2007. For the first time, charitable giving exceeded $300 billion. According to a newly released report from Giving USA foundation, Americans donated $306.39 billion in 2007. This represents an 88% increase compared to giving in 1997 ($163 billion). These preliminary findings… Continue reading New Records set in Americans’ Charitable Giving