Let’s rap about budgeting, shall we? It’s Valentine’s Day, and the best way I know how to show you how much I love you is to tell you you’re a fool if you don’t have a budget. OK, but seriously, you need a budget, but probably not the types of budgets promoted by financial gooruse. […]
The nonsensical financial theory of “low reward” vs “high reward” lifestyle
Let’s rap about the so-called “dopamine addiction” afflicting Americans and how it’s killing their savings. The story goes that dopamine is a powerful neurotransmitter associated with “reward” or pleasure… and that the more money you spend, the more dopamine gets released into your brain, activating pleasure centers in your brain, and the more “reward” you […]
How to buff out your budget
When I was a kid, we used to sled down old Cemetery Hill. It was, as the name suggests, a hill at the local cemetery. We didn’t have to dodge tombstones or anything but we DID have to watch out for the forest at the bottom of the hill. One day, my friends and […]
Mexican terrorists in a van spurned by Trump’s vitriol
On our way home, I pulled up next to a van at a stop light. My wife turns and says “those are the Mexican terrorists spurned by Trump’s vitriol.” Some shady-looking fellow peeks out the side of an unmarked white van with tinted windows. My wife is funny if nothing else. Anywho, it reminded me […]