Slight was the thing I bought, Small was the debt I thought, Poor was the loan at best– God! but the interest! –Paul Dunbar Are you sitting in a kitchen that was built back in the flyaway collar heydays of about 1973? Dying to upgrade the appliances, strip the wallpaper, get rid of the cabinets, … Read more
“You find peace by coming to terms with what you don’t know.” –Nassim Nicholas Taleb Imagine yourself in a room with 99 other average people. What’s the average weight? If you’re a male, it’s 191 pounds. If you’re a female, it’s 164.3 pounds. What happens to the average weight if you add the world’s heaviest … Read more
“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” –George Orwell This is a three part series on USAA. You can read part 2 (the good about USAA) and part 3 (the not so good about USAA) below. Click here to learn how to … Read more
If you own a home with wheels on it and several cars without, you just might be a redneck. –Jeff Foxworthy There are people who view their cars as an expression or extension of themselves. Then, there are people who view cars as a means to get from point A to point B. I used … Read more
Are you looking forward to 2022’s World Cup (when, hopefully, Team USA will again be a participant!) and want to budget for it? Check out my analysis of how much it would cost to go to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “We’ve prepared the best we can. We’re ready for it. It’s not about … Read more