MY ROYALTIES ARRIVED!
Every once in a while — which is to say very, very rarely — I get an automatic deposit to my bank account from Amazon. Someone, somewhere bought my book. So imagine my excitement when I got a notice...
View ArticleTHEN CAME THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NATIONAL GRID
I thought it wasn’t going to get much worse, but then… Electric bills will be $114 higher each month compared to last year. That’s a 64% increase for the same amount of energy use, driven by higher...
View ArticleALL THAT MONEY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #190 This is an easy one because I have a rich and rewarding fantasy life. So here’s my “game plan”: Here’s a nice house on one floor. I might break down a few walls to...
View ArticleMEMORIES AS THE DAYS PASS
Cue up Sinatra’s “My Way” for this one. It’s applicable for some of the random thoughts I’ll float your way. It’s perfect for some of the bonehead things in my past. My way is how I did some things...
View ArticleWHY ARE AMERICANS TERRIFIED BY SOCIALISM?
I am bewildered about American reactions to socialism. Maybe it’s because we think it’s Communism? It isn’t, you know. I spent ten years in a socialist country. The main difference was that there were...
View ArticleAS TIME GOES BY
Share Your World – 7th March This week’s questions: Does your spouse/partner (or do you) help with the household chores? Yes. These days, he does. It took him a long time to come around, but I supposed...
View ArticleI NEED A MAGIC MONEY MACHINE
When ATMs first started showing up, I lived in Israel. I had two young step-children. When they saw the machine, it was a thrill. “It gives you money!” they said. To them, it was as simple as that. Go...
View ArticleGIVING SOMETHING
JYProvocative Question #12 – Charity In 2012, I donated $3 to Obama’s campaign. We were poor then and are still poor. We managed those few dollars and they have been hounding me ever since with...
View ArticleMONEY IS NEVER “JUST MONEY”
How many times have you heard someone say “It’s only money” as if money is no more than a way to pay for “stuff” and has no other value to us. We all know it isn’t “just money.” Money is much more......
View ArticleMONEY!
Even when you know the blow is coming, it sure does hurt when it lands. The price of houses in Massachusetts has gone up. By a lot. And the cost of insurance has gone up even more. The price of... Read...
View ArticleSTRESSED IS DESSERTS SPELLED BACKWARDS
Please pass the pudding after which I will have ice cream I’m probably just tired and in urgent need of a couple of iron infusions. I was at one of my cardiologists yesterday — the one who checks the...
View ArticleTHE $$$ OF CLIMATE CHANGE
This year our home insurance rose from about $1700 per year to about $4500. That is a huge amount for people on a fixed income. If we were working, we could probably find a way to make it acceptable....
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