by lindapowell | Oct 13, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
I admit I’m an economics geek. What I find so interesting is understanding human behavior. Like when the local grocery store sells strawberries for $2/pint and there is some interest. But when the price is shown as $4/pint but half off, sales go up. Even though the...
by lindapowell | Sep 13, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
and What I’m Still Learning About Raspberry Picking Do you remember your first job? Mine was picking raspberries at the farm down the street from where we lived. Mrs. Linton owned the farm and was a tough supervisor. Raspberries are surprisingly hard to find on a...
by lindapowell | Aug 14, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
and missing Paul Kangas I recently took a vacation and enjoyed the time away from the flow of news about the world and the markets. If you read or listen to news you’ve likely heard plenty of information about the stock market being at new highs and why it could go...
by lindapowell | Jun 12, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
It’s the time of year when little stands show up on the side of the road with cute kids behind them and a big sign in front “Lemonade, 50 cents.” One of the pearls of wisdom I’ve come to appreciate is, “Always buy lemonade from the kids.” If you haven’t done it...
by lindapowell | May 18, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
It’s graduation time and you know what that means. It’s time to pull out those words of wisdom for recent graduates. Someone asked me not too long ago, what advice would I have liked to receive when I graduated from college. Hmm, some really useful ones are: Never...
by lindapowell | Apr 13, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
My daughter recently got braces. As we spoke to the orthodontist, he revealed the reason he loves what he does. When he got his braces off as a teenager, teeth straightened and in the right place, he felt like a whole new life was opened up to him. He wanted to give...
