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Weekly Round-Up Independence Day Edition »

I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th! My wife and I went to a friend’s house out in the country where we had a grill out with a pot luck, a keg of beer for the adults, water guns and water balloons for the kids, and over $1,000 worth of fireworks for everyone. [...]

The Other America - Commentary on Food Stamps and the Economy »

Last night while I watched the news, CBS ran a feature called "The Other America." This series is covering different aspects of our nation’s economy, from layoffs to using food stamps, and more. Right now our economy is struggling. The falling dollar and increasing oil prices are bleeding into other areas of our economy, [...]

Defining Financial Freedom »

Financial freedom means many different things to different people. To a teenager, it might mean having their own place and cutting your ties with the Bank of Mom and Dad. To someone in retirement age it might mean never having to work again. Still to others, financial freedom simply means never having to worry about [...]

Weekly Round-up - New Music Edition »

I am a big music fan and I have a fairly large music collection (around 500 CDs). I don’t follow new music as closely as I used to and I don’t often buy music anymore. However, a couple months ago I received a Best Buy gift card for my birthday, and I just recently went [...]

Weekly Roundup - It’s Officially Summer Edition »

Hello everyone. This weekend marked the first official day of summer, though I’m sure most people have already felt the heat! It’s been getting much warmer here over the last few days, but it’s still relatively mild compared to last year. In fact, we’ve only run our AC once this year, and only for a [...]