• Uber customers frequently complain about surge pricing. On one hand, surge pricing makes sense from a supply and demand standpoint. On the other [...]

  Surge pricing by Uber and Lyft

  February 17, 2015
• I was going to pay a person through PayPal and asked what the total was with tax. I was told there was no tax if paying through PayPal. I asked, [...]

  Paying tax on PayPal

  February 1, 2014
• Several news sources reported this story in May 2011.  Josh Ferrin had just bought a house when he found $45,000 in small bills, squirreled away [...]

  Money found in attic

  December 28, 2013
• Is it ethical to manufacture and sell assault weapons to civilians? Contributed by an ethics instructor. To comment on this dilemma, leave a [...]

  Sell assault weapons?

  March 27, 2013

• While staying at a resort, my friends and I rented jet skis.  I  crashed my ski into my friend’s while attempting to spray water on to [...]

  Damaged rental skis

  March 28, 2012
• Suppose you are at a restaurant and order your food, but no drink. However, you ask for a cup for water. When you go to the soda machine to get [...]

  Switching water and soda

  February 20, 2011
• You buy a computer online, selecting an option to pay by mailing a check.  However, you forget to send the check.  When the computer arrives, [...]

  The internet bargain

  January 4, 2011