I received a bill yesterday from the folks at Exxon/Mobil. It’s my regular monthly credit card bill except this one wasn’t so regular since the $50 bill also had a $35 fee appended to it because apparently the payment got there a day late. OK, so maybe I should have told the bank to send them the money a day earlier but I didn’t and, frankly, the business lesson isn’t about the bank and electronic payment. Continue reading
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Grace Periods
My friend Robin and I were talking about the notion of “grace periods” the other day. She was struggling with the notion that during a “grace period” she was still getting charged a fee by someone. When is a grace period not so graceful, I guess. But the discussion got me thinking about the notion of grace periods and its one I’m going to try and practice more myself. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud
Cooks
One of my favorite magazines will be the subject of today’s Foodie Fun Friday post. As with most of my food posts, there are business lessons contained herein – but also some info on making fine eats! Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 