Hey y’all, how’s everyone doing? For myself, I’m relieved that April is done. There were far too many things going on at once, including the house search, the kids’ activities, vehicle troubles, and the frequent trips to New York City. On the plus side, it’s the wife’s birthday month, which makes it a month I
We decided a year ago that it was time to start looking for a home. Renting no longer makes financial sense. Of course, renting was better when it was just the two of us. Now things have changed we begin our house search. Our household has grown to include more than a handful of people. The
Hey, how’s everyone doing? With my finances, March is always the month where I feel the heaviest. I don’t like to complain, but it seems like everything that could go wrong or that might call for a budgeting strategy for an upcoming event begins in that month. It must be the weather change. There is no
Yes, that’s correct your boss is not your friend. Even if you get along well with your boss, limits are necessary in the office. My manager, who has been with the company for thirteen years, will meet with the staff every two weeks. He has the power to call meetings at random whenever he wants.
How nice would it be to get a check for no particular reason? I experienced exactly that after a few clicks on my state website. Four years ago, at the office, my manager was telling us a story about how his brother and best friend both received unclaimed checks worth close to five thousand dollars.
Happy Black History Month they said! My 7-year-old son asked me last week after dinner why Black History Month was never mentioned by the professors when we were already studying Ramadan. I said that Black History Month cannot be confined to a single month and that every month should be observed as Black History Month.
As a frequent reader of financial independence blogs, I’ve noticed writers losing hope since the hype surrounding the artificial intelligence revolution, particularly with Microsoft’s new product ChatGPT. Many respected bloggers and storytellers have complained about declining traffic to their blogs. It is true that AI has changed the way we create and consume content, and
Valentine’s Day is a day that many people celebrate no matter their background, culture, or belief. It’s a day where you can almost feel the love in the air; the mall parking lots are full; there’s long lines at flower shops; the smell of chocolate pervades the air; it’s a day that brings smiles to
Now that my consumer debt has been paid off, I’ve decided to keep track of my expenses as well as how much dividend income I’m receiving. Because I was so focused on my payback approach, I was unaware that I was losing money by not using a cash reward card to purchase regularly used services
The Bernie Madoff Netflix documentary contains a wealth of knowledge. Here are the ponzi scheme’s key lessons for me.