In a post last week, I asked the readers what vehicle they thought I should sell, a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am or a 2003 Pontiac Vibe. In full disclosure, I had made a decision prior to soliciting feedback, however, a little affirmation is always healthy. Not to mention, I thought it would be a great [...]

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My wife and I have each been lucky enough to have our own vehicle for more than a decade (major age hint drop). Vehicles have become a part of our daily routine. Recent changes in our life have now offered us an opportunity to make the major move from two vehicles to [...]

U.S. Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson, made headlines yesterday with some of his remarks about the U.S. economy while on a press tour in the U.K. These remarks were somewhat taken in stride with all of the panic lately on Wall Street, but if you look a little deeper, his messaging is somewhat alarming. Let’s take [...]

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Recent inflation is not exactly ground shattering news, I do realize. What is somewhat alarming are some of the stats behind this story. The fed has long used ‘core inflation’ as an indicator of how much more we are spending over time for the same materials. What ‘core inflation’ does not take [...]

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If you’ve been known to enjoy a pale ale with a burrito or an Irish stout with just about anything (I’m not talking about cheap watered-down commercialized beer here), recent hikes in food and drink prices have hit you especially hard.
In the past year or so, I’ve noticed the prices of a [...]