Foreclosures are at record highs. The stock market is extremely volatile. The government is stepping in. It’s almost the end of the year and everyone from consumers to retailers and investors are jittery about what lies ahead. Apparently the sub prime mess affected more than just lenders and home owners. Its amazing that we didn’t [...]

For the past few months I’ve been wanting an iPhone. I didn’t think much of it when it came out and I actually thought it was silly to wait out in the cold to get one. I even wrote about how crazy it was to pay up to $1000 for one on eBay when they [...]

It’s freezing cold, my body has just began to function correctly and here I am in a long line among hundreds of anxious shoppers that don’t look too friendly. No, this was not the release of the latest hit movie or Apple product, its the yearly phenomenon known as Black Friday. I chose to shop [...]

The Internet provides just as many Black Friday sales, and I don’t have to line up two hours early to get them. As long as my refresh button works, I’ve got just as good a chance as getting the really ridiculous sales as anyone else.
I value my eight hours of sleep. To get up at [...]

I don’t think of my lifestyle as especially environmentally-friendly. Despite the push all around me to go green, I don’t factor the environment into my decisions. Somehow, though, a lot of people think of me as some sort of hippie.
There are several reasons for this description, but the absolute basic is my approach to transportation. [...]