I rely pretty heavily on Craigslist. I go looking for small gigs that can supplement my income, I learn about upcoming events and I find furniture to replace things that fall apart. (Best Craigslist find ever: 2 lateral filing cabinets, normally $400, for $20 each.
But I’ve found that Craigslist is getting harder to find the [...]

I managed to sneak off for a short vacation this weekend, to the small town of Waynesboro, Virginia. Waynesboro’s population has been hovering around 20,000 people for the past decade and the town depends on manufacturing jobs. We’re talking about an average income of $32,000 a year.  I loved it. I spent every car ride [...]

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 [...]

How much are you socking away for retirement? Do you think that 10% of your income is going to get you through your golden years? Maybe it depends on just how long your golden years are. After all, when the U.S. government started the Social Security Administration in 1935, the life expectancy for most Americans [...]

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Earlier this week I wrote a review on The Engine Of America. For the most part, I loved the book and I think it has tons of real life inspirational quotes from successful entrepreneurs. I was given a couple of advanced copies of the book, so I’m giving one away to a lucky [...]