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Ten Years of Bookish Babe

on January 27th, 2019 by admin

As of December I have had my blog for a decade. I can’t believe how much time has passed. The past ten years have seen some extreme lows and some incredible highs. I started this blog in the midst of the financial crisis; I had just been laid off, and effectively kissed a finance career […]

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Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger

on September 19th, 2017 by admin

We all remember the day when US Airways flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.  That was not a good time for me or for the whole country.  I had just been laid off from my banking job, and was very fearful of the future.  This was at the height of […]

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The Historical Roots of Banking Systems

on August 24th, 2016 by admin

Have you ever wondered why the United States has had 14 banking crises since the country’s inception, whereas Canada has had none?  Or why Mexico and Brazil has some of the riches natural resources on the planet yet the majority of its populations live in poverty.  I just finished reading an interesting book that answers […]

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Category: Economics/Business, History, Philosophy | 1,354 Comments, Join in »