Kate Rockwood

If you're getting a tax refund this year, odds are strong that your mind is still spinning with 1040s and W-2s. So the thought of dealing with more money management is less than appealing. You've earned a fancy dinner out (or a vacation or a flat-screen television), you tell yourself. After all, it's money that you weren't expecting. It's almost like it's a gift. Hold on, Daddy Warbucks...

Originally published April 22, 2007, Times of Northwest Indiana

Chipotle's decision to swap the usual pork in its carnitas burrito for more expensive, naturally-raised pork resulted in a big price hike for the item in 2001, but it has more than paid off in increased sales.

"Ethically that was a very easy decision for us to make," said Jim Adams, Chipotle's marketing executive director, describing the 3-foot-by-7-foot indoor pens pigs are usually raised in. "But financially it was a difficult decision for us to make."

Originally published April 17, 2007, Times of Northwest Indiana