This is a continuation of my book review of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel & Dimed. Part 1 posted yesterday. Housing costs post the greatest obstacle for low-wage workers. Why does our society seem to resist rectifying this situation? Do you believe … Continued
Homelessness is the state of not possessing the right to use a single place for shelter persistently. Joblessness is the state of not possessing the privilege to be paid for work persistently. Homelessness and joblessness are both very prominent problems … Continued
Free Lunch, by David Cay Johnston, is subtitled “How the wealthiest Americans enrich themselves at government expense (and stick you with the bill).” Yes, it’s one of THOSE books. I’ve read and watched a fair share of media concerning how … Continued
A week or so ago, Ryan Smith from SpendOnLife had stumbled across some posts I had written about dealing with Collectors. He asked if I’d be willing to mention him in this blog, and I offered to plug his website … Continued
Subject: Please start double-checking George Will’s facts when he talks about science Body I don’t know if you’ve been following Carl Zimmer’s blog, “The Loom,” and if you haven’t, you may want to read today’s post — it covers the outline … Continued
(In pt. 2, we discussed the economic stimulus check) I’ve had to deal with some debt collectors in the past. Mine were typically dental/medical bills that I forgot about, or perhaps a phone bill that got lost in the shuffle … Continued
(pt. 1 discussed how our credit debt can get out of control if we don’t take it aggressively) Those crazy economists…
As the beginning of my last undergrad semester looms near, it’s time to buy books. Books are expensive, of course (I only needed two textbooks: “The World of Cell” and “Elementary Differential Equations”, and it cost just shy of $300), … Continued
Maybe I’m an anarchist, an economic anarchist, maybe I’m a deconstructionist, maybe I’m just plain irrational. Whatever you want to call me. But I think the bailout, that the House is voting on today, is a bad idea. I don’t … Continued
A while back, Melissa and I watched the movie “Marie Antoinette“, starring Kirsten Dunst as the eponymous role. I thought the movie was pretty good — Melissa was a bit more critical, but she disapproves of most things. ( 🙂 … Continued