http://microeconomics.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Microeconomics en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:51:32 GMT 2010-01-03T16:51:32Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972817&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace I'm always looking for ways to "repurpose" things.  Yes, I may need it for what it does, but it can also be used in ways that were never intended.  My approach to Twitter involves both strategies. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:49:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972817&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2010-01-02T18:49:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969175&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace 2009 is coming to an end and we, who work with finance, will remember it maybe as the wildest one. LSM life insurance brings you a short outlook of our economic prospects. The Canadian economy has . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:09:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969175&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-12-30T21:09:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784644&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace This week we abandoned the alphabetical-avenue and numerical-street grid that is South Minneapolis, and ventured westward into the spaghetti chaos that is Edina and Hopkins. What did or didn't we buy; . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:04:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784644&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-12-20T19:04:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779640&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Don't forget to check out the sculpture I bought ( shown in Part 1 ). Other things we bought that weekend in Hopkins and South Minneapolis: Zeppelin tape price - 50 cents sold I just . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:44:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779640&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-28T14:44:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920759&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace The day started with us making a beeline for a Hopkins neighborhood we'd never been to before.  They were having a community yard sale that turned out to be about 20 houses.  Despite its . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:10:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920759&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-28T00:10:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917707&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace For those of you looking for life insurance but are a senior, the Canadian marketplace has now changed. Despite insurance companies look more carefully at applications the actual charges, in most cases, . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:56:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917707&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-11-25T18:56:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909390&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace (continued from Part 1 ) <--- click on that blue thing to see part 1 A draw knife so sharp you coud shave with it price - $2 sold What anyone in the city needs a draw-knife for I don't . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:49:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909390&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-20T00:49:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774397&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Back on August 1st we were headed up to the Brainerd Lakes area to visit my inlaws, but we couldn't help but check out a "neighborhood" sale taking place the full length of 50th St. in the Nokomis . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:18:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774397&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-06T23:18:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868309&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Life insurance can be divided into two broad categories: Term insurance and permanent life insurance policies. In case you choose a term insurance policy, you will get a coverage for a temporary period . . . Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:51:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868309&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-10-24T16:51:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860354&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace When you look at the title of this article, you might think we are fighting against ourselves, as a company specializing in the online marketing of life and health insurance. Our website has thousands . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:48:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860354&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-10-19T18:48:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853164&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace US life insurance sales took their largest six-month drop since 1942, reported by LIMRA International. Bloomberg News reports that individual life insurance sales have fallen 20% in the second quarter . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:47:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853164&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-10-14T15:47:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814708&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace While delivering a load of merchandise to my mom's shop in Colorado, we decided to drop in on one of Jack's semi-annual auctions at the Montrose fairgrounds.  I used to go to events held by Jack's . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:35:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814708&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-09-21T22:35:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817872&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Canadian Tire is not just power devices and patio furniture but also a life insurance provider. The home hardware organization revamped their life insurance policy and came up with a new scheme. Canada . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:19:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817872&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-09-18T19:19:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773585&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace There were no big neighborhood yard sales the weekend of July 25th, but the South Oak Hill neighborhood in St. Louis Park had about 25 homes participating, so we more or less broke our rule about avoiding . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:48:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773585&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-09-16T14:48:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805072&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Pardon my long haitus from posting Would You Buy This or Not.  I took some time to think hard about life and reassess my priorities.  Believe it or not, yard sales moved up a couple notches . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:21:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805072&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-09-10T14:21:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977745544&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Perhaps you wonder what it is Janie and I do with all that stuff we buy at yard sales.  We do keep a lot of it - all our clothes and stereo equipment and furnishings and cookware - anything that . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:36:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977745544&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-09-08T14:36:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803949&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Insurance advisers generally get their commission when an insurance policy is made valid. This goes both for captive agents, who are paid only by one company, and for independent ones, who work for more . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:30:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803949&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-09-08T09:30:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800679&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Drum roll, please!  On August 23, I made my official debut as the Richmond Frugal Family Examiner at examiner.com! I'm very excited because I combine two of my passions to help others in some very . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:47:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800679&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Mary M. 2009-09-05T11:47:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796380&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Stand up anybody who has never collected anything in their lives. It can be assumed that most us have, at one time or another, collected a variety of things such as stamps, bubble gum stickers, Zippos . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796380&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-09-01T22:18:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794504&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Though weather insurance sounds a bit unconventional, weather insurance is one of the oldest forms of insurance around. Farmers’ living have been connected to the weather since the beginning of . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:53:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794504&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-08-31T15:53:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977788730&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Life insurance, long term care, disability insurance - we all have signed up for at least some of these products. They were offered in order to guard financial safety of our daily life. You might think . . . Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:09:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977788730&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-08-26T16:09:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781170&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Losing your mobility due to a sudden accident connected to work or sport - that is the usual explanation of the word 'disability' for most people. But the statistic tells us quite a different story: people . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:29:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781170&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-08-20T13:29:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773083&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Below are some of my favorite groups at Gather. Feel invited to join one or more of them - you're most welcome to post relevant content. What are your favorite groups? Feel encouraged to mention your . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:08:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773083&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2009-08-14T02:08:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772091&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Hey Guys! I just wanted to share this with you since I'm so happy that I was able to save a lot of money on my car insurance by comparing the rates from multiple companies online. This was first time . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:00:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772091&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Beth Orsinger 2009-08-13T14:00:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758273&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace If government bail-outs are good for our economy, why not bail us all out? I’m sure we all would like to believe that our government can create prosperity by simply handing out more money.  . . . Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:32:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758273&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Harry Harmon 2009-07-31T20:32:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754099&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Everywhere I turn, I see, read and hear how capitalism has destroyed the American economy. The political Left blames capitalism outright, while the political Right claims capitalism is the American ideal. . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:35:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754099&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Harry Harmon 2009-07-28T21:35:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752857&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Our ancestors of just a hundred years ago may not have known much about “that new fangled telephony or that darn horseless carriage”.  However, most of them did know when they were getting . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:10:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752857&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Harry Harmon 2009-07-27T22:10:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731736&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace The Minikhada Heights neighborhood is right on the border.  Downtown is full of diversity and creativity, the suburbs are what they are (and there's no point on elaborating).  This neighborhood . . . Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731736&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-07-21T13:32:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737183&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace As a professional insurance broker , I have never faced the question about comparing the ups and downs of the Canadian & US health care system more times than now, when the US congress is considering . . . Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:01:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737183&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace Lorne S. Marr 2009-07-14T19:01:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724610&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace   Know Thy Enemy Strategies for Independent Bookstores Learn to think like your competition Part 15 of the 36-part “Book Wars” series of articles by David . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:53:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724610&grpId=3659174697239082&nav=Groupspace David Rozansky 2009-06-29T18:53:03Z