Money is a fascinating medium. If you look at the back of a $20 bill, you will see these words “This note is legal tender, for all debts, public and private”. But, what is tender, what makes it legal, and … Continue reading
We all have that friend. The one who turns every conversation about debt into a sob story. They can’t stop talking about their awful credit card debt and horrible student loans. Meanwhile, they’re burning through credit card-financed chai lattes at … Continue reading
Yesterday evening, my wife and I were enjoying an ‘international food’ night with good friends of ours. If you’ve never tried Rice balls and groundnut soup from Ghana, you’re missing out! During the course of the evening, my friend was … Continue reading
In recent web browsing, I ran across an interesting looking game, built for the Facebook platform, called Kicked Out! It is still in development over at kickstarter, but they’ve got a long way to go toward their $300,000 seed money … Continue reading
Debt is the master and you its slave. Perhaps that is an oversimplification, but most types of debt can quickly gain a stranglehold on the hapless consumer. I’ve somehow managed to avoid debt so far, so I don’t have the … Continue reading
Every enterprising young man who is considering popping the BIG question to his girlfriend has probably asked himself another question as well: “how much does it cost to get married?” We are talking here about the costs a young man is … Continue reading
In a TED talk I watched recently, Conrad Wolfram of Wolfram Research, mentioned the fact that most of us don’t enjoy math much, because in school we were forced to do it all manually instead of letting computers do the … Continue reading
Inflation is a fact of life in every country of the world. Venezuela, an extreme example, has had a record annual rate of inflation of over 20% for the last five years. Thankfully the US, which happens to be the … Continue reading
Just about everyone I know has experimented with a variety of creative ways to make money. Here is a list of 10 creative ways you can make money starting today! 1. Busking – Street Performance Do you play an instrument … Continue reading
In this article we are going to explore how to start building credit from zero, nada, nothing. In other words, you’ve never applied for a credit card and your credit history is simply a blank slate. We’ll also talk about … Continue reading