Fall 2021 One of my favorite books is Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities. Sherman McCoy, the protagonist, is an investment banker who self identifies as a “Master of the Universe”. Residing in a Park Avenue apartment with 12-foot ceilings…
Lee Tabas of TABASFUNDING will be facilitating a Leadership Lessons seminar for the Free Library of Philadelphia. Mr. Tabas previously facilitated a Leadership Lessons Program at Philadelphia University (now Jefferson University) for MBA students. The Free Library will be a video…
Nancy and I wanted to reward ourselves - we received both of our COVID shots, so we planned an overnight in New York City. The secondary purpose of our visit was to see how the city looked. We had not…
COVID-19 has accelerated some trends. One is the move away from in-person purchases, favoring delivery. I don’t like it; I try to buy from stores as much as I can, but it is pretty clear that the future of retail…
We have a vacation condo in Vermont that we started visiting again. We subscribe to Xfinity (Comcast) for telephone, TV, and internet. The Triple Play package had been running $79.99 per month. In July, that went to $105 per month-…
We strongly support the United States Post Office. Traveling across the country, in small towns and large cities, the presence of a Post Office can crystallize a place of gathering and center of commerce. Small businesses rely on the Post…
When I was a kid, my father preached the magic of saving and compound interest. “Saving is earning”, he used to say. I saved part of my allowance, along with money that I earned, and opened a savings account at…
This cartoon used to hang in my office when I was in banking, and it's hanging in my office now at TABASFUNDING. I don’t think the banks are the ones at risk this time, but other businesses are. Humor couldn't…
We’d been to Israel half a dozen times when Shir Shalom Synagogue of Woodstock, Vermont organized a trip. I hoped that we could get some behind-the-scenes insight. Egypt was on our bucket list, so we extended the trip to travel…
Our cell phone bill seemed expensive. I wondered if there was a more reasonable plan that would suit our needs, so I called ATT, our service provider. The person was friendly, and asked for my password. I gave what I…
