I had another anti-government rant all set for publication today. But then I had second thoughts. My anti-government rants, if they get posted at all, should be posted earlier in the week. People can handle a rant on Monday. Their weekly slog has just begun and they’re full of piss and vinegar. One more little …
My household income was never very versatile. I could never use it to look rich and actually become rich. Mrs. Groovy and I thus had to make a choice: Use our household income to live fabulously and save little or nothing. Or use our household income to live modestly and save a lot. I suspect …
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Last Wednesday, I published Part One of my two-part series, “Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money.” Here’s Part Two. Reasons Six to Ten Why You Can’t Save Six: You Don’t Listen to Dave Ramsey Haha! Only kidding. Mr. Ramsey is being used here as a metaphor, although his syndicated radio show is surely worth …
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Hey, groovy freedomist, I got bad news. I was a lazy sh*t the past couple of days and I didn’t finish Part Two of my ten-reasons-why-you-can’t-save series. Part Two won’t be ready until Monday. Damn! No one ever told me how hard this blogging gig was going to be. But even though I’m in the …
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Americans are a confounding lot. On one hand, they’ve never had more opportunities to make money and save than they do right now. There were no app developers, YouTube personalities, Uber drivers, direct deposits, and Roth IRAs when I was growing up. On the other hand, however, they’ve never been more racked by financial insecurity …
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