incentives

Will these car buying incentives get you to buy a new car?

Posted March 31, 2009 - 21:37 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Taxes, Consumer Affairs, Cars and Transportation

This week President Obama rolled out an initiative for the failing American automakers to restructure. The plan proposes several consumer incentives to jumpstart auto sales. Here are some details on the financial incentives you can expect if you buy a new car this year.

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Incentive plans always go awry

Posted March 27, 2008 - 10:04 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income, Small Business Resource Center

Carrot Incentive

Ever worked someplace that had an incentive plan (as in, "Hit these targets and you'll get a bonus")?  Ever been a manager whose job it was to administer an incentive plan?  Ever tried to create an incentive plan, hoping to get people to do more of what you want them to do?  Here's a little tidbit for you:  Incentive plans always go awry.

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Did Office Max hire an accountant with an I.Q. of 62?

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Consumer Affairs

Dunce

I think I may be losing my grip on reality.

Recently I received four coupons in the mail from my local Office Max. Two coupons were for $10 off a purchase of $10. I'm not the best number-cruncher but I figured that meant I got two $10 items for free. I was right. I strolled into Office Max, picked out two $10 items (pack of batteries, paper supplies) and after tax the grand total came to around $1.40 for $20 worth of product.

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Why you can't trust a real estate agent.

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Real Estate and Housing

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Surely a real estate agent would want to get you the very best price for your home. After all, they earn commission. The more they sell it for, the more they make, right? Well, the popular book Freakonomics , which I'm reading and devouring right now, proves this is not the case.

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