Health Insurance, Bankruptcy, And The Power Of Community

Everyone thinks that health insurance is there to keep them solvent should they get sick, but it doesn’t work that way. I’ve talked to far too many people who got seriously sick and could no longer work and when they lost their jobs, they lost their insurance. My friend with the brain tumor is starting [...]

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We’re A Culture Of Snoops Now

Not that I mind, but I think it’s kind of funny (as well as a bit scary). Yeah, so now if we’re trying to figure out what someone else is up to, you can check them out on some social networking site like MySpace or Facebook. I’ll even go so far as to admit that [...]

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Unrealistic Real Estate Agents Contract Forms: Earnest Money Proving A Fraud Among Buyers and Realtors

So, I called my lawyer and asked if she thought it was a good idea to offer the back-out buyer half the earnest money, in exchange for releasing half back to me without going to small claims court. I heard that this is sometimes done and it would make up for the loss on the [...]

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What Wal-Mart Does Right

I’m pretty sick of green groups singling out Wal-Mart like the poster child of big, bad, corporate, exploitation bullies. Green people for years talked about the big consumerism and Wal-Mart monster that appealed to that mass consumerism and a throw-away society. Liberal people snub Wal-Mart for its employment practices. Wealthy people snub Wal-Mart because they’d [...]

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Holy Inflation Hikes, Batman, Cracker Barrel Cheese Is More Than $6

Hey, I haven’t seen the movie, but hear it’s great. I think the economy is playing a mighty joke on us, and Robin would be proud of all the cool sayings he could utter as he goes to the grocery store. Help me, Batman, my local grocer is blackmailing me!
Imagine it…Batman and Robin going grocery [...]

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The Theory of Wealth Relativity

I’ve noticed something interesting about the way my losses and gains are manifesting. I used to lose a few dollars here and there and gain a few dollars here and there. Who doesn’t have the story of getting a rebate only to have a bill for the exact same amount show up unexpectedly? It always [...]

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My Appreciation And Gratitude Experiment

I guess I’ve been doing the gratitude journal a few days now, and I have some interesting things to report. I’m beginning to think I’ve stumbled on the key to the universe.
Noticing A Change In Taste
A very peculiar thing happened while I was fixing my food recently. I have a very picky diet because I [...]

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Kids Sure Put Things Into Perspective

I brought up my daughter to learn about spiritual values from my example, not from reading the Bible or any other spiritual material. I believe that actions speak louder than words, so I tried to use our life together to help her understand some spiritual values like forgiveness, mercy, persistence, connection, tolerance, love, etc. Well, [...]

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Starting a gratitude journal?

This year has really been AWFUL. There is no other way to put it. So, I think now is the right time to start a gratitude journal or I am at risk of becoming the world’s grumpiest spiritual person. You know, I was thinking back to the days when I was very involved in fundamental [...]

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Zillow Just Upped My House Value

Now, I’m supposedly giving my house away at the price I set for it. It went up by $9,000 based on comparables in my neighborhood. It’s not really a surprise to me because I am in a prime location. I picked the home because of its location. It is close to two major highways, but [...]

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