A couple of years ago, my aunt decided she was very upset with me. This made several holidays and special family occasions very awkward. She never actually told me she was upset with me, she just stopped speaking to me. Because I am an astute observer of the world, I took this as a cue. Some years later, I happened to be at a family Christmas gathering she hosted. Surprised
“This isn’t loot from a robbery, it’s the cost of an education.” Well, at least he’s not paying in Sacajewea golden dollar coins. As we head into the school year, here’s a good read from the wonder couple at the ZeroPassiveIncome blog . Nic Ramos, an out-of-state student in Colorado, was just trying to make a statement regarding the increasing cost of a college education. What you see are dollar bills amounting
Image credit: kozyndan “Roughing It”, 2005 Since the Hipsters on Foodstamps article, I’ve been a huge fan of the Pinched series at Salon.com Having been occupied by my normal life through most of this past spring and summer, I had the time to catch up with the reading. The writing, while very well done, and the authors, who all seem like incredibly nice and humble people, seemed to depict a very romanticized notion of economic
Next week, I will begin The Simple Dollar’s 31 Days to Fix Your Finances program. Hopefully by the end of this, I’ll be like this lady in the picture frolicking in some benjamins! If you’d like to follow along with me, please click on the link above to purchase your own copy for $2! I’ll be documenting my progress and reflections for the next 31 days – over the month of
RF enjoys this trend of Youtube-accessible animation being used to explain scary (and very adult) economic situations. This video covers inflation, stagflation, the recession, and answers why the U.S. Treasury can’t just keep on printing dolla-dolla bills, y’all! ALSO, this is the first time we’ve heard the current state of the economy called “a global economic collapse.” So, this animation ends on a bit of a dark note: “The only
In the next year, there seems to be a push for major cell provider networks to kill texting. According to CNNMoney , the popularity of Smartphone data packages and free text providers (like RIMM’s Blackberry messenger) are convincing major service providers to label text messaging “passé.” Text is a primary form of communication in my life. I, as a po’ folk, cannot afford to pay for a data plan. I do
When times are tough, the internet is always a good place to sell your crap. source:http://b0zz.net/ It is crunch time. In a mad dash to make some money, I collected all the things that might possibly have value, sorted through the piles, and now listings are alive and well all over the internet consumer-sphere! Whatever doesn’t sell will be donated immediately. This seemed like the best option for me
I remember when Le Monde was unavailable as an online version while I was an undergraduate in college some years ago. If you tried to search for it, you were met with a splash page containing its logo and the subscription rate for its paper delivery. Though I still don’t know a lick of French, I’m glad I have the option to access its fine reporting after a series of speedy clicks. What’s
Photo source: Wikipedia Flashback is a feature of RecessionFRESH.com which talks about our experiences of poverty and explores our emotional connection to money. If you would like to submit for this feature, please email us at RecessionFRESH@gmail.com . While there are tons of humorous accounts of people’s experiences with potted meat, many of them trigger my own childhood traumas and my understanding of poverty. Isn’t that pate, you ask? No, it