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Good Morning From Tranquility
Locked inside, fearing Coronavirus, hoarding toilet paper. Any other Monday morning snow would probably honk you off during your commute. Today you don’t have to commute, take in the beauty. As a child it filled you with wonder. Just for…
The Reality of Shelter in Place
Illinois, like many other places, is about to find itself under a “Shelter in Place” order. Currently it runs through April 7th. Other states and municipalities have different dates. The list of exceptions is a bit fuzzy. I was at…
Are You Ready for the Dow to hit 8,000?
No, that is not a typo. While economists will haggle over the numbers, but quite a few have been talking about a major Dow crash. The #trumprecession was already in full swing despite what the stock market was telling the…
Coronavirus
This is why you don’t put an uncouth dumb ass in the White House. No, it doesn’t matter how much he backs your White Supremacist views. No, it doesn’t matter how much he helps you commit the ultimate sin of…
Social Security: When to Start Drawing?
Boomers are smack dab in the middle of eligible retirement age facing a decision about when to draw from Social Security. There is no such thing as a one size fits all decision tool. For example, if both partners in…
What people with lots of $ should know:
I recently read a non-fiction account titled “The Emerald Mile,” by Kevin Fedarko. Within the pages, I came across a passage about dam building in the United States. The passage was related to the Grand Canyon and the taming of…
Digital Gig Work – Not a Scam But…
Last week while I was away from home and with time to kill, I stumbled on an article about the best places on the internet to make easy money. Most of the lists were composed of the same sites, such…