If I had kids–no, just one kid–I’d be under the poor house. My fate wouldn’t be due to the cost of diapers and bibs or expensive tennis shoes for peer-pressured teenagers. Another money-sucking area of my budget looms large in my life, and as long as the FDA sees no need to protect me, I see no way of...
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There’s an old saying… or maybe it’s a scientific fact. Either way, “they” say that if there was a nuclear war the animal most fit to survive would be the cockroach. Well… I guess I’m the cockroach of “the Great Recession.” I’ve been scavenging for so long I never even bothered to look up and see the...
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Here I go again… preaching on the soapbox telling you how to do this and that. What do I know about making smart decisions? What do I know about anything? Not much, but I just know a little about a lot, along with knowledge from past mistakes which gets me pretty far. I just try my best to make decisions in a smart,...
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I am the proud single mommy of a 7 y/o boy, J. I shoulder the costs of sneakers, allergy shots, dental fillings, afterschool care, haircuts, uniforms, books, pop tarts, 2% milk and Disney/Pixar movies with the latest talking animals. J is at the age where exposure is key. As I learn more about his interests, I further adjust my...
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Now let’s get this straight… I am a writer. But first and foremost… I’m a hustler. My nature is to find a way to use my talents to make a dollar. The dichotomy that is the Saturday man is that I’m not always motivated by conventional jobs. I hate offices and closed in spaces. I don’t really care for manual...
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With consumer confidence and spending at historic lows and venerable retail outlets either going out of business or laying off thousands of workers, most economists believe that we are not going to spend our way out of this recession. Thus, another American tradition, the blowing of “free” money on expendable consumer...
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