Posted by Michael
Wikipedia defines:
Inflation is the rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in a given economy over a period of time.
20 years ago, the median price for a home in the United States was $112,500.00. Today, that kind of money might get you a super-car, but not the average home. $251,000.00 is […]
Posted by Michael
People who start businesses decided one of two things to be true, maybe both.
I’m not going to make enough money working for someone else.
I have a talent/good/service that I can use to get paid.
So, you’re working for company X making however much money they decided to pay you. Aside from having taxes auto deducted from […]
Posted by Michael
Do you know how banks make money? Loans and fees.
We’ve all been hit with the $30 overdraft fee on that $5 squirt of gas we just knew we had enough to cover. I’ve said before and I’ll say again; track your spending to avoid sending your bank managers kids through college. Fees aren’t the topic […]
Posted by Michael
You know what I just realized? I’m pacing $200 in breakfast/lunch expenses this month. $10 isn’t much in a day, but added together - thats $2400 a year… at the deli. I don’t know if $2400 is a lot of money - but spending that much on McSkillets and iced Chai seems excessive.
I only know […]
Posted by Michael
Waco, TX was my first experience in a small town*. Living there allowed me to see in higher contrast the differences between different cultures. The cultures I’m speaking of don’t necessarily have color lines; they’re defined more by the types of financial choices their members make. That’s not to say there wasn’t a significantly higher […]