I will be the first to admit it: I could be better at managing my finances. Even after a year living on an $80 monthly stipend in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest (not including rent, utilities or food), I have difficulty saying ‘no’ to iced lattes on Friday afternoons, or the Dictionary Necklaces on my [...]
This weekend I stepped into a local deli to grab a bite for lunch. On my way in I noticed the management had recently invested $1-2K in vinyl window decals (rough guess). The look was cute, fresh and the lettering was big enough that it could be clearly read by anyone driving down the street. [...]
It was a cold and cloudy day in February, and Lora Kratchounova, principal here at Scratch MM, came into my office, almost bursting at the seams with the news of a prospective client: Ben Coes. Ben is a former White House appointed speechwriter for the Department of Energy, managing partner at The Mustang Group, and [...]
