I just finished filling out a lot of paperwork for my new job–lots of security stuff.  The job is in the gambling industry, and there is understandably some concern over security.  One of the pages I had to fill out was an acknowledgement that they’d be running a credit check.
I hadn’t thought of it before, [...]

The benefits of being debt free and having saved money never seem to end. If you are a regular reader of this irregular poster you know that I left my job back in February. Even at the time, we realized how fortunate we are to have the financial foundation that would allow me [...]

I was watching CNBC this morning and they were discussing the report released today that stated inflation wasn’t as bad as expected. In fact, inflation was called moderate. However, the price of flour has gone up 35%, and the price of eggs has gone up 40%. How is this moderate inflation? [...]