Men Want Ability to Opt Out of Support in Unplanned Pregnancy
Given South Dakota's new abortion law, more men in South Dakota will be paying child support for unplanned pregnancies (ah, good old DNA tests...). Where abortion provides women a choice, it also...
View ArticleEducation bill slashes special ed, NCLB, eliminates education technology $
The House of Representatives committee report on the Elementary and Secondary Education Access and Opportunity Bill shows how deeply flawed the Bush Administration's priorities are, and demonstrates an...
View ArticleSend back your Disney cack: beyond boycotts
Most likely ABC will show "The Path to 9/11" with few, if any changes. I've sent my emails, made phone calls, sold 90% of my Disney stock (which sucked, because I bought at $43 and sold at $29, but...
View ArticleBush Administration requires daily lead paint wall-licking for children
Washington D.C. (AP) December 14, 2006Administration officials have proposed a new measure in improving children's health nationwide. Effective January 1, 2007, all children in public and private...
View ArticleI just sold my tiny, green-energied, ARM-mortgaged house in this crazy market
Our house sale closed yesterday. We've moved from homeowners to renters, and moved approximately 70 miles from a less dense area of Massachusetts to metroWest Boston.Our house sold for 3.5% below...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: DIY, the Internet, and Home Improvement
Most of us had parents or grandparents who could fix anything--and I do mean ANYTHING. My grandmother could (and did) make a broken slip strap last another 10 years with a needle, thread, and later...
View ArticleFood-based medical conditions and skyrocketing food prices
Ever heard of Celiac disease? People with the condition can't eat wheat, barley, rye, or most oats. As worldwide rice prices skyrocket, most folks can shift their diet away from rice, but for a...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: Make Money Online (no, really!)
So you lose your job. Or you own a small business and lose a major client. Maybe your health insurance premiums shot up, or gas and energy prices are squeezing an already tight budget.Would $100,...
View Article52.38% top marginal tax rate: Eisenhower, King of the Socialists
Only in 1988 and 1989 (Ronald Reagan's final 13 months in office) was the TOP MARGINAL rate down to 28%. It was 69.13% when he went into office, and went from 69.13%-50% from 1981-1986, then 38.5%,...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: Unemployed, or close? Short-term income strategies
Welcome to Frugal Fridays where we share money saving tips, discuss living frugally and generally talk about personal finance issues. Sarahnity is taking a break and I’m filling in.Sarahnity asked me...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: College on the cheap
Welcome to Frugal Fridays, where we share money saving tips, discuss living frugally, and generally talk about personal finance issues. Sarahnity is taking a break and I’m filling in.For the record, I...
View ArticleU.S. Wastes 40 Percent of Food: Enough to feed 200 Million
According to a recent report titled "The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact", funded by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health,...
View ArticleNo Child Left Unarmed: Red Dawn Schools
Armed guards at every school aren't enough. Teachers need flame throwers. Every kid gets a squirt gun full of kerosene and we teach them to bum-rush shooters (only the kids who score a 90% or higher on...
View ArticleEducation bill slashes special ed, NCLB, eliminates education technology $
The House of Representatives committee report on the Elementary and Secondary Education Access and Opportunity Bill shows how deeply flawed the Bush Administration's priorities are, and demonstrates an...
View ArticleSend back your Disney cack: beyond boycotts
Most likely ABC will show "The Path to 9/11" with few, if any changes. I've sent my emails, made phone calls, sold 90% of my Disney stock (which sucked, because I bought at $43 and sold at $29, but...
View ArticleBush Administration requires daily lead paint wall-licking for children
Washington D.C. (AP) December 14, 2006Administration officials have proposed a new measure in improving children's health nationwide. Effective January 1, 2007, all children in public and private...
View ArticleI just sold my tiny, green-energied, ARM-mortgaged house in this crazy market
Our house sale closed yesterday. We've moved from homeowners to renters, and moved approximately 70 miles from a less dense area of Massachusetts to metroWest Boston.Our house sold for 3.5% below...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: DIY, the Internet, and Home Improvement
Most of us had parents or grandparents who could fix anything--and I do mean ANYTHING. My grandmother could (and did) make a broken slip strap last another 10 years with a needle, thread, and later...
View ArticleFood-based medical conditions and skyrocketing food prices
Ever heard of Celiac disease? People with the condition can't eat wheat, barley, rye, or most oats. As worldwide rice prices skyrocket, most folks can shift their diet away from rice, but for a...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: Make Money Online (no, really!)
So you lose your job. Or you own a small business and lose a major client. Maybe your health insurance premiums shot up, or gas and energy prices are squeezing an already tight budget.Would $100,...
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