Posted: August 2nd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized, environment, personal | Tags: auto, driving, money, saving, zipcar | No Comments »
ZipCar is proving to be quite awesome. We are constantly bombarded with useless new products and services, but here is one that actually adds value to my life. Imagine that.
This past two weeks, I’ve used:
- a Prius to get groceries and dinner
- a Civic to check out an apartment in SF
- a 328i to check out an apartment in SF and visit Golden Gate Park
- a Nissan Versa to get groceries and go up to Mount Diablo to check for some of this week’s meteor shower action
- a Honda Odyssey to move from Berkeley to a new apartment in SF
- a Mini to get back over to Oakland for a Saturday homebrew BBQ
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Posted: November 25th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: economic | Tags: accountability, bailout, crisis, data, financial, funds, money | No Comments »
An iterative attempt to show, broadly, where the money is going. This doesn’t include additional trillions implied by guarantees of deposits, debt, and gift cards (really?). Still searching for an estimate of the amount involved in the first Fannie/Freddie bailout passed with the Government Sponsored Enterprise Credit Facility bill of July, 2008.
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Posted: October 10th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: audio | Tags: crisis, economy, financial, money, This American Life, united states, US | No Comments »
From This American Life, presenting the crisis in plain English, these two pieces are immensely popular and helpful. The guys who reported these stories (Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson) also have a new podcast series and blog called Planet Money.
Episode 355: The Giant Pool of Money
Episode 365: Another Frightening Show about the Economy
