FDIC Insurance: The Interesting History Behind it, Coverage Amounts, & How to Protect your Bank Assets
Wed, 05/22/13 | 5 Comments

When you walk in to virtually any bank these days, you should be able to find a sticker or sign that says, “FDIC“, along with the statement “Deposits are backed by the full faith and …

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Why Our Politics are Broken: Political Ad Money & How to Fix it
08/16/11 | 5 Comments
Why Our Politics are Broken: Political Ad Money & How to Fix it

If this past month has shown us anything, it’s that the U.S. political climate is toxic, cancerous, deceitful, arrogant, and all around dysfunctional.
The result of this lunacy is that our nation’s debt is climbing, our …

Buy a House for the Mortgage Tax Deduction? Not so Fast
08/15/11 | 7 Comments
Buy a House for the Mortgage Tax Deduction? Not so Fast

At some point every single one of us has heard the advice, “Buy a home, so you can get the tax deduction.”
The reality is that this piece of advice being a financially smart move is …

Consumers Need 12-Step Programs Too: My Counseling Session with Mother Earth
08/10/11 | 20 Comments
Consumers Need 12-Step Programs Too: My Counseling Session with Mother Earth

We are all wasteful consumers. I am, and unless you live naked in the woods eating only the nuts and berries you find and walked to your local library to read this post – you …

Virgin Mobile Price Increases by 40%: A Sad Day for Cheap Data Plans
08/3/11 | 9 Comments
Virgin Mobile Price Increases by 40%: A Sad Day for Cheap Data Plans

Is this the day the cheap data plan died?
I had been keeping an eye on the Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk plan for the last year. At a prepaid $25 per month for 300 talk minutes, …

6 Things I Learned About Life at Warrior Dash
08/1/11 | 9 Comments
6 Things I Learned About Life at Warrior Dash

I just did Warrior Dash this past weekend for the first time. And I thought I’d share my experience and what I learned about myself and others.
What is Warrior Dash?
If you’re not familiar with Warrior …

Internet Sales Tax Debate: Where do you Stand?
07/27/11 | 12 Comments
Internet Sales Tax Debate: Where do you Stand?

There has been a lot of press lately about increasing interests from states to start requiring internet retailers to start collecting sales tax for purchases made by customers located in their state in an effort …


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