On New Year’s Day, Congress and the White House drove America off the fiscal cliff. That same evening, they engineered a soft landing by passing the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Talk about cutting things close. The brinksmanship and last-minute fixes …. Read More
Everybody should be talking about this, but outside of academic circles, almost nobody is. “This” is a research paper done by three economics professors, one from Harvard, one from MIT, and one from Dartmouth. The research shows that 46% percent of of …. Read More
I was perusing a large, respected consumer finance website when I saw one of “those” headlines. The ones that grab your attention and make you do a double take. This one was entitled “Early Retirement Without a Fortune.” The introductory paragraph went …. Read More
Three minutes before the start of a football game, the team captains meet at center field with a referee for a coin toss. The captain of the visiting team calls the toss. Winner of the toss gets to choose whether his team …. Read More
In Part 1, I detailed why I needed another car. In Part 2, I told you the car I ultimately settled on. Now let’s talk about how this information might benefit you. Some folks will doubtless fail to understand why I spent …. Read More
Looking for a replacement for my now deceased 325i was not shaping up to be easy. I knew what make I wanted. I drive BMWs because I love the way they handle, I’m very familiar with their mechanical workings, and I like …. Read More
First, for those readers who do not hail from Eastern Massachusetts, I should explain that the headline should be pronounced the way a townie from one of Boston’s neighborhoods would: cahs and effect. It’s a pun, you see. I know, I know, …. Read More
The world is coming to an end. Again. A friend sent me a link to a video entitled The End of America. The voiceover solemnly warns about the coming collapse of the U.S. dollar, and predicts riots, martial law, mass arrests, and …. Read More
