It’s Election Time – Who Owns Your Political Party?

October 6, 2010

With election time coming, it’s worth taking a look at just who the special interests are that are influencing your politicians.  Ever wonder why Democrats push so hard for pro-Union agendas even though the higher costs and lack of flexibility are paid for by you?  Ever wonder why Republicans are viewed as so Business-Friendly and […]

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Economics of Blogging 2: How I Make Money Online

October 5, 2010

People seemed to enjoy my first and only foray into the “how to make money blogging” genre when I outlined the real economics of blogging – not as glamorous as is often portrayed when someone’s trying to sell you an affiliate product to get you started, but it has worked out for me, so it […]

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You Owe $43,500 as an Indebted American. Could You Pay Your Share?

October 3, 2010

With approximately 310 Million Americans and the US National Debt at about 13.5 Trillion, each man, woman and child owes over $43,000.  This number has been rising somewhat steadily for decades and has spiked dramatically during the past several years.  Combinations of wars, tax cuts, lavish spending, bailouts, a Recession, and a complete lack of […]

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New Construction Pricing for Upgrades – BY THE BALLS

September 28, 2010

For anyone that’s been following my tweets and recent posts, we’d decided to move some time back to get into a larger home, get a larger yard and most importantly, a better school district.  Where we’re at now is fine and if we never moved I think our kids would still have a great childhood.  […]

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ATMs that Sell Gold Bars – Beyond Ridiculous

September 27, 2010

Where there’s a will, there’s a way, no matter how stupid the proposition.  I couldn’t help but start running through all the problems this situation is going to create, but according to Reuters you’ll soon see an ATM spitting out gold bars coming to a mall near you.  If this doesn’t spell “Bubble”, I don’t […]

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Darwin’s Weekly Reads: Should We Move Edition?

September 25, 2010

This has been a week wrought with second guessing, what-ifs, and what-might-bes mixed with enthusiasm and excitement.  See, we’ve been mulling over a move for a year or two now and finally got around to putting our home up for sale this summer.  Drivers included moving to a better school district and a nicer home.  […]

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