Congress is on recess. Don’t believe me, ask CNBC. DHS is unfunded. DHS includes TSA and the coast guard. Coast Guard The coast guard does some important stuff. and this was on Feb 15, so they’re doing it for free. Here’s a bit about the coast guard. Grok told me that. TSA Shoes off, check […]
Look closely. That may be your congressman in the scuba mask. I’m going on vacation soon. 5 nights in Grand Cayman. After 2 feet of snow in the last week and temps hovering around 4 degrees, I need it. Scheduling My wife and I are retired, so scheduling is easier now. When we were both
The saying is what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You don’t hear it much these days. I’ll let wiktionary explain. There you go. Impress your friends with that one! My Mistake Too much time on the news this morning. I did read an interesting article about why long-haul trucks can last
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I’m on a news diet. I have a flipboard feed that I look at a few times a day and I’m sticking to stories on new technology or classic cars. Did you know a 1967 Corvette just sold for over $3 million??? That’s news. That’s nice! You can read the details at hotcars if you’d
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How nice of him, Right? My wife and I are both retired and the winters are looong here in Massachusetts. We try and get away someplace warm every year. Last year we spent a week in Key Largo. The year prior, we had spent all of January down south. We drove so that our dog
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Many finance experts view extended warranties as a virus. Stay away! I’m not convinced and I’ll tell you why. Full disclosure. I worked for 6 months as a part-time used car salesman. I know. Pretty glamorous, huh? Most of us car sales folks get paid when you purchase an extended warranty. Which is unfortunate, because
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Buying a car can be stressful. Let’s talk about some steps we can take to make this a more positive experience. My sister in law is in the process of buying a car. I am one of the few who finds this process exciting. Most people that I know dread it. She’s no exception. In
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This morning’s headline confirmed what many knew for months now. Back in March of 2025, I wrote about the growing national debt, poor spending control and my optimism that DOGE might address some of these problems. You can read it here in Politics and the growing National debt. DOGE The Department of Government Efficiency. It’s
That’s scary. What? First of all, what’s a commodity. Think about gold, silver or soybeans. They’re commodities. If I’m buying a thousand pounds of soybeans, I don’t really care if I’m getting them from Fred, Barney, Betty or Jethro, they’re all about the same. Same for gold and silver, if I’m buying the metal by
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I’ve talked quite a bit about how much I’ve saved by shopping regularly for lower priced insurance. To me, insurance seems to be a commodity. That means they’re all mostly the same, we’re shopping for the best price. I know folks who rave about companies like Amica. While I’ve never been insured with them, I’ve
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