Second Wednesday of the Month Politics: Public Educators Heal Thyselves

Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I’m not a fan of public education. And here are a few headlines that explain why. NY spends more money per-student than any other US state Why Do So Many Teachers Work Second Jobs Number of teachers in NYC turning to crowdfunding on the rise New York City …

Thank You Taxpayers

I’ll never forget Denise. She was a fellow Highway Division employee who worked in the personnel office. And she was a classic bureaucrat—semi-competent, lazy, and way too complainy and gossipy. I liked Denise. She had a wry sense of humor and wore these very cool vintage cat eyeglasses. And because I liked her, I had …

What Goody Are You Willing to Give Up?

Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. —John F. Kennedy In twenty-one years of government employment, I contributed less than $10,000 to my pension. Starting last October, I began collecting that pension. Twenty thousand smackeroonies a year until Mrs. Groovy dies (Mrs. G decided she’s exiting …

Crap! Jacob Over at Early Retirement Extreme Stole My Thunder

Oh, crap! I went to Rockstar Finance the other day and saw a featured post called, “Man Saves Thousands of Dollars Just By Thinking.” The post was written by Jacob over at Early Retirement Extreme, and it’s a gem. Here, for example, is an excerpt from one of his post’s fledgling thinkers describing how transformative …