The Chicago Tribune has recently revealed something that everybody involved in politics in Chicago should be embarrassed about. For some reason, people just aren’t as fired up about it as I am though. I grew up in a blue collar neighborhood in Chicago. Well, it used to be blue collar until the yuppies took it [...]
When I was a kid, bottled water didn’t exist. We drank from a faucet. Then the French said “American’s are so stupid, they would pay for bottled water!” and Evian was born. I joke, but American’s drink more water than coffee, milk or beer. Why do we pay $1.00 for 12 ounces of something we [...]
For years I lived on Chicago’s North Side not far from the Wrigleyville neighborhood. In the early ’90s, my neighborhood was a blue collar kind of area. Middle class all the way. Slowly though, the yuppies started moving in. Property values skyrocketed, making it impossible for the average middle class family to continue paying the [...]
In times like these where food and gas costs more, it’s time to have a look at those credit card statements to see what can be slashed. I recently looked at mine, and I was shocked at what an idiot I’ve been when it comes to the services I subscribe to. $13 here and $10 [...]
If you are an American living in the United States, you might not want to complain too loud about gas prices. People from other countries might hear you and laugh. The United States ranks 45th out of 155 countries in price paid for gas. Americans also pay less than half of what they do in [...]
The title of this post details the approach I am taking at this time in my life. For years I had been striving to make more and more money in the tech industry. I couldn’t complain about where I was as far as money, but something still was missing. I still wasn’t happy. I started [...]
I’ve watched Suze Orman’s show on CNBC for the past year hoping what she preaches will rub off on me and help me to manage my finances better. A goal that I am far from. Anyway she constantly asks her callers if they know their FICO score. She never asks about any other type of [...]
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