The Unlikely Story of a Soon-to-Be Billion-Dollar Business 

I only occasionally read stock-market-related stories about companies in which I’m not invested. But I found this piece on “Uncrustables” worth the read.

Uncrustables is a product – a frozen, sealed sandwich with the bread crusts removed – that Smucker’s acquired in 1998 for $1 million from two dads who (I suppose) invented it for their kids. And its appeal has been growing steadily. First for children’s lunchboxes and then for their busy parents – with sales that jumped by 34% to $700 million last year.

Read about it here.

Calculus Explained 

Flash Bytes is a program with a very appealing selling proposition: teaching complex skills in very short order. In this case, it’s Introduction to Calculus taught in 15 minutes.

I never took calculus in high school, and that always felt like a hole in my education. So, I was eager to check it out. Unfortunately, the teacher was covering more ground than I could, and so I dropped out after five minutes.

I’m going to try again. I promise. One of these days.

Meanwhile, maybe it will work for you.

Why You Should (Usually) Switch Jobs to Get a Pay Raise

One of the suggestions I’ve made in my books and essays devoted to building wealth as an employee is that if you feel like your path to success is limited with the company you work for, get a job with a competing company. Preferably a smaller, faster-growing company that gives you hope for a faster climb.

Click here to see a chart I just found that proves my point.