PREPARING FOR WIDOWHOOD, part II This is something no one wants to think about. We should prepare because it WILL happen. BIG QUESTION: ^^ What should you do to give the greatest benefit to yourself or your spouse after a death? ^^ (Continuing answer, go back and read Part I)… GATHER IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. You will need birth certificates, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Preparing for Widowhood, part I
PREPARING FOR WIDOWHOOD, part I Icky subject! We don’t want to need this kind of information. We wish death was not a reality, but people do die. ALL of my ancestors are dead. I think my time will come, too. When one does, the spouse may be left to pick up the pieces. Younger adults should have life insurance policies …
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GUEST POST from Don – I’m Not Broke!
“I’M NOT BROKE!” “I still have a credit card app on my phone, so I’m not broke!” Our online society has many tools to deal with finance that were not available last generation. Yet, the current generation is so financially screwed they don’t know where their next i-Phone is coming from. A few generations ago, caught …
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GUEST POST from Don – National Debt
NATIONAL DEBT Every time a committee gets to spend other people’s money it wastes incredible amounts of it. Worse, almost every time voters get to vote on increasing a local school tax they pass it. The worst is how easily a family slides into overwhelming credit card debt. We want things and we won’t be denied …
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GUEST POST from Don – STRATEGIES for MEDIAN INCOME FOLK
It is easy to find advice for families who earn over $200,000 per year, but when was the last time you saw an article about YOU? If your family earns from $55,000 to $70,000 what can you do to secure a healthier financial result? Before we dig into the strategies, get it in your head …
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GUEST POST from Don – Fake Math
FAKE MATH We wish we didn’t have to Fact-Check the Media. Unfortunately, math is one of the most common ways that Media misreports. On one day I found more fake math media examples than I can report in a regulation-sized post… The following samples are for your amusement: One article said that the car owner’s fuel cost per …
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GUEST Post from Don – The Cheese in the Mousetrap
THE CHEESE in the MOUSETRAP Some reading the following will see politics, but you won’t find it in my head. This is how I view logic. Find the causes and the results. “Tax the rich” is the bait. The person saying it ignores that the rich are already heavily taxed. Further, no matter how much of HIS money is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Here’s A Tip +
HERE’s A TIP + I have been thinking about the stupidity of tipping. Many people complain (like about the weather) but no one does anything about it. WHY A CASH TIP? When going to a restaurant I now carry CASH in my wallet for the tip. I have a wad of small bills in an envelope at home. Every …
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GUEST POST from Don – Life Is Hard?
LIFE IS HARD? Of course, if you have never researched the past, nor lived it … the current stream of events seems “hard” (by which you actually mean “uncomfortable.”) Some writers seem intent on telling us how “hard” things are. But I lived through Carter, Ford, and Obama. Things were much harder then. We were told under Obama …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Price of Tech
The PRICE of TECH Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the struggle some families are experiencing with grocery prices. This, in spite of the fact that 3-4% inflation is well within the normal range. Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the decision to drop the special COVID-induced support for Obamacare. It …
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