Welcome!

As the "About Me" section to the left says, I am an assistant professor of accounting and economics. I am very passionate about both subjects; much like someone might be passionate about reading, movies, golf or hunting. I enjoy these things as well, but as my wife will attest to, I can get lost in doing economic and statistical analyses or in reading the most recent FASB pronouncements and statements. While most may find the subjects of economics and accounting boring (after all, who likes numbers), I hold the belief that their view has been warped by those that talk about or teach the subjects not having a passion for them and often little understanding of them. Anyone who has suffered through a course (or more) in each will tell you that they are boring. However, as the title of my blog suggests, they CAN be fun if the person teaching them finds them fun, interesting, and truly enjoys them. That is where I and my blog come in.

After God and my family, economics and accounting (in other words, numbers) are my passion in life. I strive to display this fact in my class lectures, which has for the most part been a success in that my students seldom if ever fall asleep in my classes (at least I don't see them asleep).

This could just be due to my loud voice, but I hope it is also due to the feeling I put into my lectures since I care deeply for the subjects. Anyone that has seen "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" walks away thinking economics classes are brutal (Ben Stein portrays the stereotypical economics teacher in the movie and does a masterful job of it). Hopefully through this blog I can further each reader's understanding of economics and help them see that economics CAN be fun!

I also plan on including some simple tips and concepts to help people with their personal finances as well. With the current economic conditions, many people are struggling to understand what has gone wrong in the economy as well as struggling with their own personal finances. While I won't tell you how to invest to get rich, I will try to give you some tools that you can use to improve your financial condition and security.

I hope you enjoy this blog and will follow it often. It is my intent to have at least one post each week, probably on the weekend. If time permits or something really interesting comes to my mind that I feel I have to share with you (yes, I do occasionally have deep and profound thoughts, just not often and usually while I am asleep), I will put up as an additional post that week so that I don't forget them before the weekend. After all, I am getting older and so I sometimes forget things (ok, that may be the excuse I use for forgetting things I should remember like anniversaries and birthdays). I welcome any suggestions or comments that you may have, as these will help me to improve my posts so that you can get more out of them. 

That is all that I have for this week. I hope you all stay warm, and I wish God's blessings on you and your family. Now I will tell you what every college student loves to hear...

"That is all I have for today, so I will let you go early."