In my recent post, What Does a Government Shutdown Mean to Me?, I talked a little bit about how the threat of a shutdown, and even an actual shut down, are becoming routine. But we forget that the shutdown is a colossal failure of our politicians to do their job and come up with a […]
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It seems like just yesterday we had avoided a government shut down by the skin of our teeth. I tried to find when the last one was. I saw this from December 2024 where we narrowly avoided a shut down. But I’m pretty sure we went through this fire drill at least one other time
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This likely will not be my most liked post, but I do think it is a topic that deserves our consideration. Socialism is becoming more popular with younger Americans. Don’t believe it? Do a web search. While I am strongly in the capitalism over socialism camp, I do find it interesting. With so many younger
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I wrote recently about why we should strongly consider buying Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aids. Read here. The savings are huge. My prescription hearing aids cost over $4,000 in 2016. In 2024, I bought an OTC pair for under $2,000 that performed better than my prescription hearing aids. I also tested a $699 pair
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Regular readers know that I have a bit of a pet peeve about the word invest. It drives me nuts when a salesman says “wouldn’t you like to protect your investment?” And then comes the hard sell for an extended warranty. I have nothing against extended warranties on something we could not afford to repair
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I was reading my post on Car Buying yesterday. I was quite impressed with my advice, but I realized I was missing something. The post has lots of tips for when we go to a dealer to buy or when preparing for the dealer visit, but I didn’t talk at all about choosing a vehicle.
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It always starts with a good idea. Or at least good intentions. Then it get’s ahead of itself. Today I read: I bet this program was announced via memo. I can’t imagine how a Rhode Island education leader could get up in front of a group of teachers and announce this. “We’re going to help
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I know, odd topic for a personal finance blog, but a couple things in the news got me thinking about free speech. What does free speech really mean? Seems even the federal courts aren’t completely sure. It’s Definitely Not… Read the whole story here. I think many of us would agree that vandalizing someone else’s
I’ve written quite a few posts about hearing aids. I’ve test driven a few pairs and I’ve compared both the quality of the hearing improvement and the hearing aid support that I received. Overall, I think I’ve represented the OTC experience as positive, but I’m not sure I’ve come out and stated Yes, You Should
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I remember a day in grade school where one of my classmates was standing in the corner of the playground crying while a group of kids surrounded him and were calling him fatty. Most of us know better now. We do this behind people’s backs. Anyway, the kid, whose name I won’t mention here in
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