There was a time when the hardware store was small. Picture Walgreens with bolts and saws. Back then, the hardware store didn’t have everything needed to build a house - from basement floor to ridgetop vent. If you wanted building materials you went to a lumber yard....
When you first started learning about money, that little plastic cash register with the plastic coins wasn’t the best teacher. Unfortunately for a lot of us, neither were our teachers in school. At some point we understood money - the counting part at least - but the...
There’s nothing better than a smile. Really. When you think about it, what’s better? What’s more positively contagious? When someone smiles at you, it’s tough not to smile back (unless they are trying to sell you a car). Even when you are in a bad mood, someone else’s...
Didn’t your Dad once tell you, “It’s all fun and games ‘till someone gets hurt!”? What if the one who gets hurt is the one with all the fun and games? And what’s more harmful - the games or the fun? What about “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?” or the old...
When you think of Texas, a lot of you might think of cattle and cowboys. Others might think of boots and oil fields. There’s probably a lot of heat, dust, sweat, and toil. I’ll bet you didn’t picture ice, did you? An awful lot of us recently learned that the movies...
Unless you run a business or are a seasoned investor, your home is probably the most valuable asset you own. That’s assuming you own one. It’s also assuming you haven’t just lost one due to foreclosure or other difficult economic circumstances. The somewhat depressing...
The Boy Scouts of America is the largest youth organization in the country. It’s sad to see them go. But wait… are they going? They’re filing for bankruptcy. That must mean the Boy Scouts are closing up shop and going out of business. That’s what happens when someone...
The old saying has something to do with never discussing politics and money in polite conversation. Let’s take it a step further and never discuss those two under any circumstances unless it’s absolutely necessary. Seriously. Even comments on Youtube videos degenerate...
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...