Commission sounds like such a great idea.  Pay for performance.  You make exactly as much money as you deserve.  Business gurus have long said that the problem with America is how many people are getting paid for things other than performance.  We should all be on commission!

The… Read full post »

My thoughts as a tax preparer:

I'm not surprised that she doesn't tithe.  I do tax prep and have never yet seen a single return for anyone who actually gives 10%.  I think the tithe may in fact be mythical.  I do think that those who claim that the Bible must… Read full post »

Okay, I'm an accountant. I'm not on Wall Street, I'm just your garden variety small-town type, but I had to study the same stuff all the Wall Street people did, okay?

Lately mark-to-market accounting has come up in two major cases, and two very different situations. This gives us… Read full post »

$700 billion is a lot.

I have heard this but it's a little hard to imagine. I did five years of college, got a graduate degree and a job for $30k a year. Impressive, right? I'm still in the category of people who think $100k is a… Read full post »