John VanDuzer

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The Mall is my Shepherd

Sad but true, this modern day psalm by Thom M. Shuman is spot-on… The Mall is my shepherd, I shall always need more. It makes me lie down in mattress stores; it leads me beside coffee shops; it restores my greed. It leads me down paths for the sake of its sales. Even though I […]

Gross Income

By 11:41 a.m. today, just as most Canadians are getting ready for their lunch break on the first official work day of the year, the average of the 100 highest paid CEOs will have already pocketed what it takes the average Canadian an entire year, working full-time to earn. The infographic you clicked on highlights […]

CEO vs Average Pay in Canada: All in a Day’s Work?

By 11:41am on January 2, the first official working day of the year, Canada’s top 100 CEOs have already pocketed $47,358 — what it takes most Canadians an entire year, working full-time, to earn.* By the end of 2013, Canada’s top 100 CEOs had pocketed an average of $9.2 million. At this rate, Canada’s 100 […]

What’s a “wealfie?”

“Isn’t that rich?” Richard Kirshenbaum asks without really asking. He coined the term “wealfie” and then went on to define it as being “like a selfie, but richer and more irritating.” Read all about the latest and not so greatest in The New York Observer and then flip to The New York Times. The photo […]

From Chapter Eight, Who are you?: Give It Away, Now

Uh oh, it’s Anthony Kiedis’s birthday today and I forgot to get him a gift… There’s a song I’m crazy about by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that speaks to this idea of giving it all away. It’s called simply, “Give it away.” The lyrics go: “Give it away, give it away, give it away, […]