Are you one of those people who look to see where the stuff you just bought was made? It’s fun to flip over that deck of cards, or your new Himalayan Salt mill and just to look for the country that’s brave enough to take credit for manufacturing that hunk of junk....
If there is one certainty in life, it’s that nothing is certain. Although lately, there seems to be some inevitable certainties in life. The old adage about death and taxes still seems to hold true. If you are rich enough though, you might be able to buy an island...
Sears. It’s one word. It’s a proper name. To Americans, Sears is more than just that – it’s a way of life - or at least it was at one time. Talk to anyone with a few miles on them, and they will have at least one story about Sears, (if not many more). Mention the...
Bankruptcy can be a lot like a warm hug. Olaf would agree. When you’ve suffered (and suffered miserably) from years of debt and years of harassment from creditors, filing for bankruptcy and discharging all of that debt is a welcomed relief. It’s like a warm puppy....
Older Americans are filing bankruptcy at a much higher rate these days. This phenomenon is everywhere; even in Arizona. Iit has been shown in the last 25 years or so that the increase in bankruptcy filing among those 65 years old and older has been remarkable. It's...
Credit cards after bankruptcy. That sounds like a great title for a bankruptcy article, or a credit card article. But like much good literature, let’s start with a poem. Credit Cards The bane of our existence The expeditor of our dreams and mortgagor of our future The...
To an earlobe, Claire’s is a sadistic torturer. Over the years, how many innocent dangling ear parts have been subject to wonton and unwanted cruelty all in the name of physical adornment? Not only has Claire’s perpetually condoned the practice, but it has encouraged...
Death, taxes, and student loan debt. Guess which two of the three are completely unavoidable? Having a hard time? It’s probably because they are all, virtually unavoidable. Why do I say virtually? Well… depending on your view of religion and the afterlife, there have...
Unless you were one of those kids (and you probably turned out to be a lawyer when you grew up), chapters were not something to get too excited about. Chapter books were just a clever way to move you from reading awesome books full of colored pictures to tedious,...
It’s that time of year again. I know we are all supposed to be thinking about Thanksgiving. That brief time of gratefulness between the Pilgrims and the Indians is a core historical moment for Americans everywhere and it gives us reason to celebrate. America is the...