I hate to admit it, but my quest for financial independence did not start from a vision of a beautiful blue sky future, my quest for financial independence was born out of fear. When I entered the workforce in 2005, Michigan was in a single state recession, and was hit …
I came across a study recently that talked about the average household wealth in the United States, and it was broken down by race. When I started reading it, I thought there might be a small difference between white and black households, MAYBE a 25% difference. What I found when …
The United States has not balanced the federal budget since 2001, in fact the federal budget was only balanced for 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 since 1970! Also, in every one of those years the budget only balanced because Social Security revenue was greater than expenditures and the government used …
I have never received food stamps, or medicaid for myself, or cash assistance, or housing subsidies, but the Federal governments social engineering programs have benefited me greatly and I have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits as a result… Did that make you twinge? My guess is you …