by Justine Lackey | Jun 15, 2015 | Art+Money, Business, Debt, Fabulously Frugal, Inspiration, Small Biz Tips
You might have heard that coloring books for adults are suddenly toping best seller lists. And this isn’t surprising seeing that Carl Jung used coloring technics in his therapy sessions going back to the early 20th century. Even before coloring became all the...
by Justine Lackey | Jun 11, 2015 | Inspiration, Music, Small Business Inpiration
Moog Synthesizers It’s not a secret that you can often hear House Music and down and dirty dance beats here at Good Cents headquarters. In fact, Good Cents started in large part due to the electronic dance music and club scene in New York City....
by Justine Lackey | May 13, 2015 | Design, Fabulously Frugal, Inspiration
Last year I got married. And granted I am not the traditional wedding sort of gal. I am little crunchy, a touch hippy, and a whole lot crafty. I am also pretty frugal. And the idea of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a wedding wasn’t giving me warm...
by Justine Lackey | Apr 20, 2015 | Small Biz Rants & Raves, Small Biz Tips
I want to say yes. YES the customer is ALWAYS right. This is what conventional wisdom tells us, so it must be true yes? But if you are a small business owner you know that it’s high time we retired this little saying. Customers aren’t always right, and...
by Justine Lackey | Apr 14, 2015 | Business, Inspiration
I am so inspired by Dan Price, the owner of Gravity Payments. Sharing is Caring! This guy just announced each and every one of his employees, from low-level clerks on up, will earn a minimum of $70,000 per year. How he is going to do it? By shrinking the pay disparity...